help me understand this eyeglass prescription?

[Anonymous]

I currently have an almost 3-yr-old prescription for multifocal/progressive lenses. Thing have been getting blurry , I can no longer read street signs easily when driving, and I've had squinting and headaches, so I went to the eye doctor to have things checked out. Their computer system messed up during the exam, didn't save his work, and the Dr was frustrated, but said he remembered the #s. I distinctly remember him saying, "I'm sure I put '3' for that." But - reading it now, it looks to me like the new prescription is weaker than the one I have. I don't want to get new lenses (all OOP, fwiw) without full confidence that the #s are accurate. I'm planning to call their office this week to see if I'm misinterpreting things, but in the meantime: anyone know how to fully read these? Is the new distance Rx weaker than the old?

NEW PRESCRIPTION:

Sphere:
R: -3.00
L: -3.25

Cyl
R: -1.25
L: -1.25

Axis
R: 070
L: 100

Add
R: 2.00
L: 2.00

OLD PRESCRIPTION:

Sphere:
R: -3.50
L: -3.50

Cyl
R: -1.0
L: -1.25

Axis:
R: 065
L: 100

Add
R: 2.25
L: 2.25

[Anonymous]

Distance vision getting somewhat less myopic is actually pretty common with age, so that may well be correct. Your near vision needs more correction than it did, which would also be typical in aging.

Your astigmatism changed slightly--also pretty typical.

How old are you?

[Anonymous]

At the very least, you can go back to the doctor and have your glasses checked to see if they even match the written prescription. Start there.

I don't know everything about how astigmatism is measured, but I can see that the correction for nearsightedness (myopia) is stronger than it used to be.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Distance vision getting somewhat less myopic is actually pretty common with age, so that may well be correct. Your near vision needs more correction than it did, which would also be typical in aging.

Your astigmatism changed slightly--also pretty typical.

How old are you?

I’m 51