Prescription Guide

WAYS TO READ YOUR EYE PRESCRIPTION CORRECTLY

An eye prescription holds the readings that your optometrist records each time you go for an eye test. These numbers on the prescription slip/card are the key to your correct power. Whenever you wish to buy power eyeglasses/sunglasses, these values come in handy. It might look tricky at first, but there’s an easy way to decode these abbreviated terms & set of +/- readings.

Let’s start with the basics –

• + indicates long-sightedness or Hyperopia
• – indicates correct near-sightedness or Myopia
• RE/ O.D. stands for Oculus Dexter or Right Eye
• LE/ O.S. stands for Oculus Sinister or Left Eye
• PD is Pupillary Distance
• DV stands for Distance Vision
• NV stands for Near Vision