Re: Wearing eyeglasses over contact lenses

Yes you can do that -- but why?

The minus contact can take care of your distant vision for you.

Otis



On Feb 28, 6:51 pm, douglas <Protoman2...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Is it possible to wear eyeglasses over contact lenses? My right eye is
a -11.00D, and Dres Hertzog and Ryan, my opthalamologist and
optometrist --respectively--  gave me a balance lens, b/c my frames'd
look horrible w/ a -3.00lens for the left, and a -11.00D lens for the
right. So, could they give me a -8.00D contact lens for my right eye --
and plano contacts for my left--, and me wear my glasses over them?

Thanks!!!!

.

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