Two Eyeglass Prescr's: How Different ?

Hello:

Have recently seen two Opthamologists, who, as part of their normal office
routine, have their assistant
(not an Optometrist) give an eye exam for glasses.

Have two separate prescriptions, therefore, and they seem different enough
for me to wonder about.

No. 1:

Distance:

OD -2.25 -1.50 014
OS -1.75 -1.50 180

Add:

OD +2.75
OS +2.75

And the second exam gave -

OD -1.75 -1.25 x15
OS -1.25 -1.25 x180

Both of these are for distance use.

I am not familiar with their terminology.

How different are these two prescr's ?

Should I go for a third exam with a true Optometrist ?

Thanks,
Bob

"Robert11" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Hello:
>
> Have recently seen two Opthamologists, who, as part of their normal office
> routine, have their assistant
> (not an Optometrist) give an eye exam for glasses.
>
> Have two separate prescriptions, therefore, and they seem different enough
> for me to wonder about.
>
> No. 1:
>
> Distance:
>
> OD -2.25 -1.50 014
> OS -1.75 -1.50 180
>
> Add:
>
> OD +2.75
> OS +2.75
>
> And the second exam gave -
>
> OD -1.75 -1.25 x15
> OS -1.25 -1.25 x180
>
> Both of these are for distance use.
>
> I am not familiar with their terminology.
>
> How different are these two prescr's ?
>
> Should I go for a third exam with a true Optometrist ?
>
> Thanks,
> Bob
>
The first Rx is for bi-focals, or progressives (no line bifocals).

The second Rx is single vision.

If the person who gave the exam is not a licensed optometrist, then I would
go to one to get an exam. I would not rely on a Rx from an Ophthalmologist
either, even if they personally did the exam (they don't get as much
education or experiences in giving exams as a optometrist does). A brain
surgeon may be more intelligent than a pediatrician, but the brain surgeon
my not know the best way to treat an ear infection in a child.

Wooly wrote:
> On Fri, 30 Sep 2005 17:20:58 -0600, "Mark A"
> <(E-Mail Removed)> spewed forth :
>> A brain
>> surgeon may be more intelligent than a pediatrician
>
> How on *earth* did you decide that? A pediatrician has
> to know a whole lot about a whole lot of things including
> child psychology/psychiatry. A brain surgeon is a
> mechanic. Which isn't to say that mechanics are
> unintelligent, mind, but I fail to see how brain surgeons
> are by default any more intelligent than the rest of us.

It's because they can tune up their brains any time and
keep them in top working order -

I think it's more a figure of speach. Kind of like saying
"It doesn't take a rocket scientist..." implying that rocket
scientists are like brain surgeons or something when they
are just scientists like other scientists.

-Quick

"Wooly" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> On Fri, 30 Sep 2005 17:20:58 -0600, "Mark A" <(E-Mail Removed)>
> spewed forth :
>> A brain
>>surgeon may be more intelligent than a pediatrician
>
> How on *earth* did you decide that? A pediatrician has to know a
> whole lot about a whole lot of things including child
> psychology/psychiatry. A brain surgeon is a mechanic. Which isn't to
> say that mechanics are unintelligent, mind, but I fail to see how
> brain surgeons are by default any more intelligent than the rest of
> us.
>
I said "may be."

"Wooly" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> On Fri, 30 Sep 2005 17:52:59 -0600, "Mark A" <(E-Mail Removed)>
> spewed forth :
>
>>I said "may be."
>>
>
> Read in context most people will read it as "brain surgeons are
> ****ing brilliant, pediatricians are hacks who do nothing but hand out
> antibiotics all day and hterefor need be neither intelligent nor
> educated".
>

You have serious paranoia problems.

Hi all,

Interesting reading, but does anyone perhaps have any opinions on my
original question re how different these prescr's are ?

Thanks,
Bob
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"Robert11" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:qLWdne7kpdL6EqDeRVn-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hello:
>
> Have recently seen two Opthamologists, who, as part of their normal office
> routine, have their assistant
> (not an Optometrist) give an eye exam for glasses.
>
> Have two separate prescriptions, therefore, and they seem different enough
> for me to wonder about.
>
> No. 1:
>
> Distance:
>
> OD -2.25 -1.50 014
> OS -1.75 -1.50 180
>
> Add:
>
> OD +2.75
> OS +2.75
>
> And the second exam gave -
>
> OD -1.75 -1.25 x15
> OS -1.25 -1.25 x180
>
> Both of these are for distance use.
>
> I am not familiar with their terminology.
>
> How different are these two prescr's ?
>
> Should I go for a third exam with a true Optometrist ?
>
> Thanks,
> Bob
>
>