Eye Perscritption Qeustion?
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http://science.howstuffworks.com/question126.htm\n\n20/20 means that at 20 feet away, the person can see what a 'normal' person can see at 20 feet.  20/40 means that at 20 feet away, the person can see what a 'normal' person can see at 40 feet.  (Paraphrased from site.)\n\nNow:  not consulting the site anymore. . . .\n\nThe eye prescription is measuring something different, and you're missing part of it.  There should be minus signs or plus signs:\n\n-0.25 + 1.50 x 134\n\nThe first number is called the cylinder.  The second number is called the sphere, and the third number is called the axis.  If the first number is negative and the second number is positive, then the glasses are for a nearsighted person.  I'm not sure what the configuration is for a farsighted person.  My guess is that your friend is farsighted(?), or at least not very nearsighted at all.\n\nYou are trying to compare apples and oranges.  You need to know how well your friend sees on the 20/20 scale, or else you need to know your own eyeglass prescription in order to see who has the stronger prescription.  An optician told me that thicker glasses do not necessarily mean your vision is worse than the vision of someone else who does not have as strong a prescription as yours.\n\nThe defiinition of legal blindness includes the phrase "best corrected vision."  Neither of you seem to be anywhere near that threshold (20/200 in the better eye, best corrected vision).  But notice that visual acuity is measured on the 20/x scale and is not expressed in terms of sphere, cylinder or axis.  \n\nBy the way, my brother told me that the measurement for glasses (-13.75+0.75x010) is taken in diopters.  So if you're wondering minus 13.75 what, it's diopters.  And that was the prescription for my right eye at one time (I'm not sure what the latest prescription is).  The right eye is the worse eye, at least.  Oh, well.\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diopter\n\nA dioptre, or diopter, is a measurement of the optical power of a lens or curved mirror, which is equal to the reciprocal of the focal length measured in meters.\n\nAt any rate:  in order to make a fair comparison, you need to compare your prescription to your friend's prescription or your best corrected visual acuity to your friend's best corrected visual acuity.
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i know Lazar eye surgery, but i don't know your full situation. go to other optometrists to get another opinion. ummm, carrots help your eyesight in the dark.. have fun, don't know much about this subject but good luck
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+0.25 isn't very much power, but it might affect you.  If you think it's too much, go back to your eye doctor to have him/her verify the prescription.  (Don't expect to get a free complete eye exam, though.)
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an EYE FO AN fu*#*ing EYE!!!!\n\nBEAT THEM SENSELESS!!!!
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Go see an optimologist.  This seems like a serious case and it's best going to a professional eye doctor to find out than asking strangers on Yahoo.
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Go to the Eye doctor!
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Eat carrot..it's good for eyes
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I would think too much time has gone bye. I would think glasses would help. A friend of mine lost his eye when he was fishing and got the hook in the eye.  He had a glass eye and it did not bother him to look out of only one eye.  But I am not a Dr.
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I have some little dots in my eye, and my eyes change shades of colour depending on my mood.  Weird eh?  But like you the eye doc said I have excellent eyesight, mind you I knew that when I read the bottom line without squinting and he looked at me with his mouth agap.  I say don't fret it.
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my ex did...he said he more so trained them. he stopped wearing his glasses little by little and started purposly focusing on objects until they became clearer. my eye sight is too bad to attempt that, it would take too long and id miss too much lol good luck though :)
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Okie... here's something that might help! U have unexplained headaches, you cant read those advert banners from far/ the blackboard in class from the last bench, your eyes get runny and itchy when youre trying to focus on a distant object, far away lights at night seem blurry and not pin points. If the answer to ANY of the above is YES.... its time to visit your friendly neighborhood Optometrist/ Ophthalmologist :) and btw... spectacles can make you look CUTE!
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Talk to an optometrist or ophthalmologist.
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"Why are Chinese people's eyes like they are ?"\nOK ! So why are your eyes like the the way they are ?\n\nIncidentally, note the missing apostrophe .
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I'm not sure about correcting entirely, but this site says it helps those who have color blindness distinguish colors...\n\nhttp://www.colorblind.to/glasses.html
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I recently started doing eye exercises to improve my vision. I am seeing some improvements, which is great encouragement to continue.\n\nI created a website and a blog so that people can follow my progress. Check it out...\n\nhttp://www.improvingmyeyesight.com/\n\nThere is also an article which talks about nutrition and eye care\nhttp://improvingmyeyesight.com/Nutrition_and_Eye_Health.html
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I hear carrots are good for your eyes. I am not sure if your eyesight can improve with excersise but the doctor told me to excersize them to improve my eye sight by looking extreme left, extreme right, extreme up and then extreme down over and over again. I hope it works for you.
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A friend of mine had surgery on his lazy eye and it was  quite an improvement.  You wouldn't even now that he had had one if he didn't point it out to you.\nGood Luck