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My cylindrical power is not high enough, can i use contact lenses, as contact lens are only available for -0.75 and above? I have both spherical and cylindrical power. My cylindrical powers are -0.25 and -0.5 left and right eye!
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Dr. Awanjala Varshney
Ophthalmologist/ Eye Surgeon
23 yrs exp
Aligarh
If you have a spherical component as well, then you don't need to add this power in contact lens. This much power is adjusted by CL itself.
If you have only cylindrical power, then you need a custom made lens.
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Dr. A Raja Prasanna Kumar
Pulmonologist
44 yrs exp
Hyderabad
You can have contact lenses suited for you.pl consult ophthalmologist for further evaluation and treatment.
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