*Eye exam may be required before lens trial. The quick contact lens snapshot below includes all available prescriptions. Your eye care professional can determine the contact lens and correction that are best for you. Q: What prescriptions are available for AIR OPTIX ® COLORS contact lenses? AIR OPTIX ® COLORS Color Studio offers a virtual experience with 9 different color contact lenses available to try on, making it an easy way to find the color that best fits you. Contact lenses are medical devices that should be fitted by a licensed eye care professional, even for people who do not need vision correction. Q: Do I need a prescription to wear AIR OPTIX ® COLORS contact lenses? They are made with a unique, smooth surface and feature a technology that combines 3 colors in 1 to blend naturally with the color of your eye, so you can experience a new look that can be subtle or vibrant. In addition to lens power, a contact lens prescription contains other information related to the size of the lens.Q: What are AIR OPTIX ® COLORS contact lenses?ĪIR OPTIX ® COLORS contact lenses are designed to enhance dark or light eyes, with a completely natural effect and can be prescribed with or without vision correction. This is because the contact lens is located on the surface of your eye, while your eyeglasses are located about 10-14 mm in front of your eye. The power of the contact lenses is generally not the same power as in your eyeglass prescription. The lenses for astigmatism are the toric lenses in our menu.Ī contact lens prescription is not the same as an eyeglass prescription. This is the orientation of your astigmatism (e.g., 180,160, 90, etc.)Ĭylinder and Axis are usually separated by × and read as "times" (example: -0.75x160). » Axis (or Axes, AX or X) = A number between 0 and 180 (note that 0 = the same as 180). » CYL (or ZYL) = Cylinder (a number between -4.00 and +4.00). = The brand name given to the contact lens - for example "Soflens" or "Acuvue 2".įor astigmatic patients, there is also the following parameters: Multifocal (bifocal) lenses can include a numeric "Add Power" (ie, +2.00 or +1.50 etc.) for magnification, or the lenses / prescription simply says "Low" or "High" power magnification. The ADD value is only used for multifocal lenses. It is the amount of additional (+) power needed for correction of presbyopia (added multifocal power for near distance). This is the additional correction for bi-/multi- focal contact lenses. Many disposable contact lenses are available in only one diameter if you see only one choice for diameter you may confidently select it. This is the diameter (width/size) of your contact lens (e.g.,13.8,14.0,14.2, etc.) = Diameter (a number between 13.0 and 15.0). If your box or prescription says MEDIAN instead of a number for base curve choose 8.5, 8.6 or 8.7 only. Many contact lenses come in only one base curve, many others in only two base curves, some come in multiple base curves so care must be taken when ordering. This is the inside curve of your contact lens (e.g.,8.0, 8.1, 8.2, etc.). = Base Curve (a number between 8.0 and 10.0). If you are nearsighted (can see only near objects well) then order minus powers, if you are farsighted (can see distant objects) please order plus powers. = Power / Sphere (a number between -25 and +25). = Both eyes (your eyes have exactly the same parameter) In this column/section, you find the parameters for your right eye. In this column/section, you find the parameters for your left eye. On a contact lens box, you will find the same information:Įxample: Toric lens (lenses for astigmatism)
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