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Spectacle ⇄ Contact Lens Calculator

Vertex-distance compensated, power rounded to 0.25 D, axis rounded to the nearest 10°.

Direction
Spectacle → Contact lens

Right eye (OD)

Contact lens Rx—

Left eye (OS)

Contact lens Rx—

Method: each principal meridian is converted with F′ = F ÷ (1 − d·F) (spectacle → CL) or F = F′ ÷ (1 + d·F′) (CL → spectacle), then the cylinder is the difference between meridians. Always verify against clinical judgement and the lens manufacturer’s available parameters.