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2017-07-23 20:34:06
Is there any option to have contact lenses of 16D power. I have hypermetropia. I have by birth congenital cateract so I am not able to see perfectly. I have spectacles now.
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You.may use contact lens in stead of glass but after consultation with ophthmologist , calculate the power of contact lens because power of contact lens will be slightly on higher side than glass.

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