What Does 1.75 Mean For My Prescription Eyewear?

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Whether you are purchasing your first pair of prescription eyewear or have been wearing prescription eyewear for some time, we’re sure that you have at least glanced at your eye prescription. Especially if you are a new wearer of prescription glasses, the letters, numbers, and characters in your prescription may be confusing. It may seem like its own language. What’s even more confusing is that when speaking with your optician, optometrist, or eyewear retailer, your counterpart may state that you have a prescription of 1.75. Even though you may not necessarily need to know what that means, you may be naturally curious. Moreover, if you have a prescription of 1.75 and are searching for a new pair of prescription eyewear, knowing what this actually means can make your shopping experience much more pleasant.

In this article, we are going to further explain what 1.75 means and how it can help correct your vision. With this knowledge in mind, you can be more confident when you are shopping for prescription eyewear.

The Basics Around a 1.75 Eyewear Prescription

Looking at your eyewear prescription, you may see a collection of columns, rows, and cells. All of this data inherently provides detailed information about your sight and how prescription eyewear can help you see more clearly. For the purposes of this discussion, we are going to direct you to a column that is labeled “add.”

Add stands for addition. The basic idea is that this is the power that needs to be added in your prescription in order to give you a clear vision for certain activities. Often, these activities are for reading or other close-range activities, but they don’t have to be. If you are younger, you likely won’t see an add for your prescription, but this is a rule of thumb. There’s no need to worry if you do see it in your prescription. Another rule of thumb is that your add is the same for both eyes. While there are rare, there may be some exceptions.

Ultimately, a 1.75 add can be negative or positive. Let’s start with -1.75. A -1.75 eyewear prescription essentially signifies that you need some additional power to see some objects that are further away. Specifically, we are talking about things like watching television or objects or people at a distance when you are driving. Compared to a -1.25 eyewear prescription, for instance, a -1.75 eyewear prescription is going to be more powerful.

A +1.75 add will help you see more clearly when you are looking at close text or images. Near-point activities like reading are most common, but you can imagine other activities where you cannot see clearly at close range. A +1.75 add may indicate that you need some bifocal power in order to better focus on text that is close to you. You may be able to see +1.75 prescription glasses for sale if you are in your local pharmacy or drugstore, for instance. You will want to ensure that the rest of your prescription fits that particular pair of glasses, but it may be an option if you are interested.

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A -1.75 and +1.75 prescription, as you can tell, presents a vast difference. And just to reiterate, this is just one element of your overall eyewear prescription. Therefore, you will definitely need to pay attention to the details when you are ordering your next pair of prescription glasses. While many websites (like Rx-Safety) let you upload an image of your actual prescription, you will want to be extra careful if you are manually inputting your prescription. Doing so will help you forego any issues or mistakes when ordering your new glasses.

how to order 1.75 prescription glasses

1. SELECT THE FRAME

RX Safety offers a wide range of frames that will match perfectly with your 1.75 prescription. Choose between eyeglassessunglasses, and safety glasses.

AFTER CHOOSING THE PERFECT FRAME, CLICK IN ‘SELECT PRESCRIPTION LENSES’

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2. SELECT LENS MATERIAL

Inside our prescription form, you can select your prescription type. Choose between, single vision, bifocal and progressive. Then, you will choose your lens material.

AFTER CHOOSING YOUR PRESCRIPTION TYPE, YOU CAN SELECT DIFFERENT LENS MATERIALS

3. SELECT LENS COLOR

Customize your lenses by choosing your lens color, including Transition options.

SELECT YOUR FAVORITE LENS COLOR

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4. ADD EXTRA COATINGS

The 1.75 prescription lenses can be upgraded with special coatings such as anti-reflect, and anti-reflectiver coating with hydro fobic (AR) to improve the overall performance of the glasses.

SELECT YOUR PREFERRED COATINGS TO UPGRADE YOUR 1.75 prescription LENS

5. ADD YOUR PRESCRIPTION INFORMATION

Now it is the time to upload or fill your prescription information. You’re done! The rest is with us. We will work on your 1.75 prescription glasses and deliver to your address.

ADD YOUR PRESCRIPTION INFORMATION

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See Clearly Today

An eyewear prescription can be an extremely exciting thing. It means that you are so close to perfect and clear sight. Whether you have a -1.75, +1.75, or other eye prescription, we are extremely excited for you.

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If you are looking for an online retailer to fill your -1.75 or 1.75 prescription, we encourage you to check out our store. At Rx-Safety, we are proud to sell high-quality glasses for any type of prescription. Click here to view our collection or to reach out with any inquiries.

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  1. Cindy Johnson says:

    I have an Amish friend that was in a buggy wreck. A car hit her and her glasses flew off and basically she lost her glasses. Can you help her get new glasses? She does have a prescription but the prescription they told her when she went to Walmart to get it the glasses that it had expired and she would have to see the eye doctor, etc. etc. Does she have to do this? She just wants her glasses replaced that she had before the lady hit her buggy and caused her to lose her glasses.

  2. Keisha David says:

    My mom’s eye DR told her to buy reading glasses 2.75 but didn’t give her a prescription, the frame she likes is only found online and it ask for a prescription how would I be able to get those frames in 2.75 without the specifics? where do I put the 2.75: Sphere, Cylinder or Axis?

  3. PandaDog says:

    What’s my SPH CYL and AXIS if my glasses are R 175 & L 175 with astigmatism? And what’s the Pupillary Distance (PD); singles or dual? Help 🙁

  4. Leslie Taylor says:

    Right eye OD +1.75 -0.50 030
    Left eye +2.00 Sph
    Type NVO reading glasses


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