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Old 05-06-2011, 03:20 PM
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If Dad doesn't know whether he has astigmatism, take his specs, hold them at arms length and rotate the lens while looking at a power pole or door frame. If the straight line appears to twist appreciably as you turn the lens, there is some astigmatic correction and it's specs on. If it all stays reasonably straight, it's a sphere and just altering the focussing knob will work with specs off.
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