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The '''spherical equivalent''' of cylinder lenses may be useful, to simplify the reduced lens path. 0.50 cylinder means the power varies from 0D on one axis to 0.5D on the perpendicular axis. This can be substituted by the spherical power with the averaged value of 0.25D. For example, a full prescription of "-1.00 Sphere -1.50 Cylinder" could be converted to "-1.75 Sphere". The resulting spherical equivalent is not intended to compensate for the asymmetry of the lens, so it will introduce some directional blur. | The '''spherical equivalent''' of cylinder lenses may be useful, to simplify the reduced lens path. 0.50 cylinder means the power varies from 0D on one axis to 0.5D on the perpendicular axis. This can be substituted by the spherical power with the averaged value of 0.25D. For example, a full prescription of "-1.00 Sphere -1.50 Cylinder" could be converted to "-1.75 Sphere". The resulting spherical equivalent is not intended to compensate for the asymmetry of the lens, so it will introduce some directional blur. | ||