| On 2002/04/04, dave mclean said: > I went for my first appointment ever with an Optometrist today. Apparently > I have astigmatism... (not to be confused with stigmata ;-) My prescription > is +025 +075 90... does anyone know what this means or can point me in the > direction of a good vision web site that will tell me all about it? Further to bragging re. my - so far unbeaten - super-strength contacts, here's what those numbers mean... <http://www.lens-net.com/html/doc.htm> <http://www.laserforyou.com/faq.html#6a> As an aside, apparently, 20/20 means you can read a letter 8.7mm tall at 20 feet; someone who can read the same size letter at 10 feet has 20/40 vision. <http://www.longvieweyeassociates.com/faq_level/faqMain.html> And as to what astigmatism is... <http://www.kellogg.umich.edu/conditions/refractive/astigmatism.html> HTH Andy W