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The illustration below represents a PD of 60mm. If you cannot find your PD on your prescription. Have it measured at an optical shop, charges may apply.

For regular single vision glasses, you will generally see the PD as a single number often in the “50’s” to “60’s” range such as “61,” although some eye doctors may describe the measurement with two numbers about have that size and differing slightly, such as “30/31.”  In this case, “30/31” would mean a PD of “61” with “30” and “31” referring to the separate distances between the center of the nose and each eye.

After you reach adulthood, your PD generally remains the same, allowing you to use the PD shown on an older adult prescription of yours if your latest one does not show it.

Most prescriptions only show a PD with a single, two-digit number.  However, the PD’s for progressive and bifocal lenses are generally measured in terms of two, two-digit numbers like “63/62.”  This means that the general PD is 63 when the eyes are straight forward and 62 when there turned inward at a “close-up” angle such as for reading.

That’s why it is so important to see an ophthalmologist for a complete medical eye exam by age 40, and then as often as prescribed by your Eye M.D.

Following are just some of the signs or risk factors for eye disease. If you have any of these, be sure to visit an ophthalmologist. A complete, medical eye exam by an Eye M.D. could be the first step toward saving your sight.

• Bulging of one or both eyes;
• Dark curtain or veil that blocks your vision;
• Decreased vision, even if temporary;
• Diabetes mellitus;
• Distorted vision;
• Double vision;
• Excess tearing;
• Eyelid abnormalities;
• Family history of eye disease;
• Halos (colored circles around lights);
• High blood pressure;
• HIV or AIDS;
• Injury to the eye;
• Loss of peripheral (side) vision;
• Misaligned eyes;
• New floaters (black “strings” or specks in the vision) and/or flashes of light;
• Pain in the eye;
• Thyroid disease-related eye problems (Graves’ disease);
• Unusual red eye.

Source: American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus

When it’s time to “get your eyes checked,” make sure you are seeing the right eye care professional for your needs. Ophthalmologists, optometrists and opticians each play an important role in providing eye care to consumers. But the levels of training and expertise are quite different for each type of provider. Here’s a quick look at the three types of eye care providers:

Ophthalmologist
An ophthalmologist — Eye M.D. — is a medical or osteopathic doctor who specializes in eye and vision care. Ophthalmologists differ from optometrists and opticians in their levels of training and in what they can diagnose and treat. As a medical doctor who has completed college and at least eight years of additional medical training, an ophthalmologist is licensed to practice medicine and surgery. An ophthalmologist diagnoses and treats all eye diseases, performs eye surgery and prescribes and fits eyeglasses and contact lenses to correct vision problems. Many ophthalmologists are also involved in scientific research on the causes and cures for eye diseases and vision disorders.

SUBSPECIALISTS: ADDITIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND TRAINING FOR SPECIFIC EYE NEEDS
While ophthalmologists are trained to care for all eye problems and conditions, some Eye M.D.s specialize in a specific area of medical or surgical eye care. This person is called a subspecialist. He or she usually completes one or two years of additional, more in-depth training called a fellowship in one of the main subspecialty areas such as glaucoma, retina, cornea, pediatrics, neurology and plastic surgery, as well as others. This added training and knowledge prepares an ophthalmologist take care of more complex or specific conditions in certain areas of the eye or in certain groups of patients.

Optometrist
Optometrists are healthcare professionals who provide primary vision care ranging from sight testing and correction to the diagnosis, treatment, and management of vision changes. An optometrist is not a medical doctor. An optometrist receives a doctor of optometry (OD) degree after completing four years of optometry school, preceded by three years or more years of college. They are licensed to practice optometry, which primarily involves performing eye exams and vision tests, prescribing and dispensing corrective lenses, detecting certain eye abnormalities, and prescribing medications for certain eye diseases.

Optician
Opticians are technicians trained to design, verify and fit eyeglass lenses and frames, contact lenses, and other devices to correct eyesight. They use prescriptions supplied by ophthalmologists, who are medical doctors and surgeons or optometrists, but do not test vision or write prescriptions for visual correction. Opticians are not permitted to diagnose or treat eye diseases.

Source: American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus

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