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Optical prescription help

This isn't exactly moneysaving by itself, but I know we have a couple of knowledgeable optical people here.  Would anybody please be able to tell what the bit I've circled says and means please?


Hopefully it's big enough to read without being absolutely huge.

(And the BVD, is that "BVD - 5mm" or "BVD  -5mm"?)

Thank you

Comments

  • Isn't it traditional that all medical professionals have unintelligible handwriting? 
  • On-the-coast
    On-the-coast Posts: 668 Forumite
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    I’m am not a glasses expert, but surely BVD = minus 5mm otherwise that would be easily subject to confusion.  
    Back Vertex Distance. 

    Is the other part a signature?
  • Spoonie_Turtle
    Spoonie_Turtle Posts: 10,450 Forumite
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    ^ Thanks.  No the signature is on a line below the box, out of shot.
  • Northern_Wanderer
    Northern_Wanderer Posts: 818 Forumite
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    edited 14 September at 4:26PM
    No idea, looks like znoaks but I haven't a scoobie what it might mean. A 5mm BVD seems very small, that is usually around 12mm as it's the distance of the lense from your eye in the test frame/ machine when your eye test was done.
    Why not call optician that did your test to explain?
  • Emmia
    Emmia Posts: 6,004 Forumite
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    I think you should call the optician and ask them.
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