How To Fill Out Your Prescription
Enter The Information That Needs Attention In The Prescription
OD stands for “oculus dexter,” or right eye.
OS stands for “oculus sinister,” or left eye.
if there is PL or DS in your prescription, it means the value should be 0.
The term PL (Plano) means there is no spherical correction in this eye.
DS stands for “diopter sphere”, which means there is no astigmatism correction for this eye.
Progressive or Bifocal Prescription
If your prescription is like the following one, you need first to choose Progressive or Bifocal type. (Note: there is no PD value in the prescription, but you need to fill in your PD value)
Sample 1: you just need to fill in the corresponding values.
Sample 2: you need to use Near O.D. +0.75-Distance O.D.-1.50 or use Near O.S.+1.00- Distance O.S. -1.25 to get the ADD +2.25 value and then fill in the ADD blank.