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{{jake says|'''Diopter Complexity''': The degree of difference between left and right eye spherical diopters. Amount of cylinder correction. Degree of difference between left and right eye cylinder.}}<ref>https://endmyopia.org/pro-topic-nick-is-time-to-equalize-diopters/</ref> | |||
A simple pair of glasses has spherical lenses of similar power. If one eye is weaker than the other, or you have [[astigmatism]], lenses to compensate for that are more complex. EM recommends<ref name="EndMyopia Blog: How To Reduce Prescription Complexity">{{Cite web |title=Pro Topic: How To Reduce Prescription Complexity - Endmyopia |url=https://endmyopia.org/pro-topic-how-to-reduce-prescription-complexity/ |website=endmyopia.org |access-date=2020-06-05}}</ref><ref name="EndMyopia Blog: Reducing Potential Harmful Prescription Complexity">{{Cite web |title=Reducing Potential Harmful Prescription Complexity |url=https://endmyopia.org/eyesight-health-reducing-potential-harmful-prescription-complexity/ |website=endmyopia.org |access-date=2020-06-05}}</ref> that you start with small and even [[spherical reductions]] first, then after you've accomplished a few of those, then work on reducing complexity. | A simple pair of glasses has spherical lenses of similar power. If one eye is weaker than the other, or you have [[astigmatism]], lenses to compensate for that are more complex. EM recommends<ref name="EndMyopia Blog: How To Reduce Prescription Complexity">{{Cite web |title=Pro Topic: How To Reduce Prescription Complexity - Endmyopia |url=https://endmyopia.org/pro-topic-how-to-reduce-prescription-complexity/ |website=endmyopia.org |access-date=2020-06-05}}</ref><ref name="EndMyopia Blog: Reducing Potential Harmful Prescription Complexity">{{Cite web |title=Reducing Potential Harmful Prescription Complexity |url=https://endmyopia.org/eyesight-health-reducing-potential-harmful-prescription-complexity/ |website=endmyopia.org |access-date=2020-06-05}}</ref> that you start with small and even [[spherical reductions]] first, then after you've accomplished a few of those, then work on reducing complexity. | ||