About Dr Anand Shroff, MD, FICS Expertise I can answer any question on eye care, expertise in Laser eye surgery, LASIK, Epi LASIK, cataract, glaucoma, keratoconus- corneal collagen crosslinking.
Experience OF LASIK, we are one of the first centres to use the wavefront guided LASIK or custom LASIK procedures. I train doctors worldwide for these wavefront procedures, our centre is the referral centre for our Wavelight Laser Technologies, Germany in India.
Organizations ASCRS [American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery]certified by USA- Joint Commission International
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Education/Credentials MD Ophthalmology and FICS [Fellow of the International College of Surgeons]
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Question QUESTION: I have been given a Rx for bifocal
OD: -0.5, -0.5, x095 , 0.75 ADD
OS: Plano
How to get the Rx just for reading glasses out of this.
-PKG
ANSWER: Dear Pradeep,
Seems like just a small 0.75D number for reading. If you are looking at getting just reading glasses (if you are above age 40 years), then you can even walk in the opticians stor and try out their 'over the counter' reading glasses. They will have a full range and are trained to dispensing these.
Hope this helps,
Dr Anand Shroff, MS (OPHTH), FICS
www.shroffeye.org
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QUESTION: I am 32 yrs old. Somebody else suggested me that I should get the prescription glasses for:
OD: +0.25, -0.5, x095
OS: 0.75
is that correct?
Answer Dear Pradeep,
Then these are not reading glasses. You may have what is called hypermetropia (+ numbers for distance) and have a small astigmatism (axis numbers) in the right eye. The left eye seems to have a small 0.75 number. The minus means myopia, plus means hypermetropia for far (under 40 years.
The numbers when mixed in plus and minus is called mixed astigmatism, something like what you have written. Please appreciate that I am interpreting the same from the numbers that have been writen by you, I cannot tell if this is the correct number unless you are examined by me.
If based in Mumbai we would be happy to help you out. Please call the hospital on 26431006 or 66921000 or our counsellor Dr Safala on 98211 63901
