Correct eye prescription?

kayeb

Hi all

I've recently had 2 eye tests, (don't ask) one at a chain & one at an independent. Are the following 2 prescriptions are different, or broadly similar please?
1) Sphere Cyl Axis Near Add

Distance R -2.00 +1.75 10 +0.75
L -1.25 +1.50 165 +0.75
2) Sphere Cyl Axis Near Add

Distance R -0.25 -1.75 99 +1.00
L -0.25 -1.50 72 +1.00
I know there are 2 ways of writing prescriptions, and on the face of it they look wildly different, but I'm just curious.
Been having a go with vaifocals, but ended up going back to just 2 sep pairs, distance & reading.

Thanks

tidus

The first presription, transposed into the same form as the second, is:

R -0.25/-1.75X100 Add +1.00
L +0.25/-1.50X75 Add +1.00

Comparing the two prescriptions, the right eye is almost identical and there is a small difference in the left.

I can't tell you which is "correct" as such but if you've already got the glasses made up and are satisfied, don't worry about it.

McKneff

Just out of curiosity, why did you have 2 tests.
1 is normally sufficien.

kayeb

Thanks for the replies.

It's complicated.....I do mystery shopping. The first test was my regular eye test in March, the second was with a high street chain where I was "undercover". It was interesting becuase my first optician said my eyes soaked up too much power & my answers were requesting a prescription way too strong for me, he advised me to use reading glasses (which I am now using) for close work. At the second test there was no mention of my power hungry tendencies, & I was prescribed varifocals, which funnily enough, the distance vision after a few days was clearly overcorrected, & gave me headaches, & I've ended up going back to where I was with the first opticians advice, using readers for close work, & making do with my old distance glasses which at least is working.

I think my husband thinks I am a madwoman.....