Hi Mike,

Much thanks for help; really appreciate it.

Yup, you sure guessed right.  Just turned 69, and do have mild cataracts in
both eyes !
Sure does sneak up on you.

Here is the whole story.

Thanks again.

Regards,
Bob

A.  From First Exam:

OD  -2.25  -1.50  014
OS  -1.75  -1.50  180

Add OD +2.75
OS +2.75

B.  From Second Exam (3 separate prescriptions):

First Prescr.  (for distance only, I thought):

OD  -1.75  -1.25  15
OS  -1.25  -1.25  180
No Add

Second Prescr.   (reading glasses):

OD  +0.75  -1.25  15
OS  +1.25  -1.25  180
No Add

Third Presc.  (for bi-focals):

OD  -1.75  -1.25  15
OS  -1.25  -1.25  180
Add OD +2.50
OS +2.50

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They are significantly different, but in such a way that it may have been
intentional. The fine points (cyl and axis) are so similar that it wasn't
necessarily haphazard.

There is no "add" in the second prescription, but the first prescription
shows a stronger add than most people wear. That tells us you're at least
50, probably over 60, perhaps with some early cataract.

If the second script was really intended NOT to be bifocal, the distance
prescription may have been reduced to help your near vision. I make my own
glasses that way.

If there _was_ an add in the second prescription and you left it off, tell
us what it is and we may be able to give you some clues about which script
to use.         -MT

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Have recently seen two Opthamologists, who, as part of their normal office
routine, have their assistant
(not an Optometrist) give an eye exam for glasses.

Have two separate prescriptions, therefore, and they seem different enough
for me to wonder about.
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