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Old 28th Apr 2009, 17:56
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nicolai
 
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sph/cyl

I'm going to assume baz76 has some astigmatism and therefore the S is the spherical section of the lens required and C is the cylindrical section. In the UK these are often written as "sph" and "cyl". Axis is the orientation of the cylindrical part of the prescription.
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