Hello and welcome to Long Long Tail . Are contact lens and eyeglass prescription the same? Contact lens prescriptions and eyeglass prescriptions are not the same. They are significantly different because eyeglass lenses are positioned approximately 12 millimeters from your eyes, whereas contact lenses rest directly on the surface of your eyes. What's The Difference Between A Contact Lens And Glasses Prescription? Your prescription of contact lens contains specific information to ensure your contact lenses are safe, comfortable and provide optimum vision. Here are the definitions of the symbols/abbreviations used in a typical contact lens prescription Regular Prescription 1. Sphere (SPH) Strength of your contact lens. This can also be referred to as Power(PWR) or strength. Measured in diopters and always preceded by - (minus) or + (plus). The minus sign means correction for nearsightedness(myopia) and the plus sign means correction for farsightedness(hyperopi...
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