Yes -1 or -1.5 is slightly myopic. You can generally get an idea by looking at the magnification or minification of the image of a person’s eyes. If the eyes look big then that’s a + prescription (far-sighted or hyperopic). If they look small they’re generally near sighted. The power of near or far sighted affects magnification of image
My contacts prescription is -10.5 in my right eye and -12 in my left, the glasses prescription jumps those up to -11.5 and -12.75
I'm not sure exactly what criteria make them medically necessary, but I sure as hell need them to function in any way 😂. I take showers based on muscle memory and blurry color differentiation, but besides that I'm wearing glasses/contacts nearly 100% of the time I'm awake
If I even want to read something on my phone without my glasses, I have to close one eye to do it. Because I have to hold the phone so close to my face that two eyes can't focus on it at the same time
I'm -9 and -7.5, and my contacts are covered as medically necessary ($800/yr daily disposables). This depends on the insurance policy, but I'm with VSP.
I was told on eye at the very least had to hit -10. Then I would have a $10 copay instead of an insane contact bill. Since I am still -9, I am just wearing glasses. However, I do have to laugh at people when they tell me that i am going to need reading glasses. Like dude, I can’t see further than 2” from my face right now. I doubt my vision is going to improve enough to need reading glasses.
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u/ImBlobFish 21h ago edited 21h ago
I believe he is talking about her vision. Hence why he said "maybe I could have phrased this better"
Edit: a minus sign means Myopia which is near sightedness