Section VI: The Computer Prescription

The computer prescription consists of a specialized prescription that contains the exact add power necessary to put patient's accommodative system at rest when viewing the computer screen

The computer prescription

  • Is where the lenses do the focusing, rather than using the patient’s accommodative system

Following the exam

  • Doctor has now determined appropriate computer-specific prescription

  • Patients who are wearing contacts can have a computer prescription that includes any uncorrected astigmatism they might have

Resulting computer eyeglasses

  • Will maintain the patient's focus at rest when using computer

  • A computer prescription determined in this way will eliminate the constant refocusing by the eyes when looking at a computer monitor

  • This allows the ciliary (focusing) muscles to relax

Steps to success

  1. Doctor diagnoses patient to get accurate computer Rx

  2. Doctor/dispenser determines best lens choice to deliver that computer Rx

  3. Dispenser fits Rx

To continue, click on Section Seven, Lesson One in the left column