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Toric contact lens
Hi,
My eye power
sperical -1.75
Cylindrical -0.5
Axis 160
Do I need to wear toric lens for this?
I don't find cylindrical -0.5 for any contact lenses
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Dr. A Raja Prasanna Kumar
Pulmonologist
44 yrs exp
Hyderabad
Not needed for your power.pl consult ophthalmologist for further evaluation and treatment.
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Dr. Awanjala Varshney
Ophthalmologist/ Eye Surgeon
23 yrs exp
Aligarh
There is no need to use a toriic CL for a cylinder of -0.50D. Your vision will be fine with a spherical CL only.
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Dr. Saba Kausar
Ophthalmologist/ Eye Surgeon
12 yrs exp
Bangalore
Toric Not needed. You can use -1.75 spherical
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