Is this prescription bad? What does it mean?

Question

RIGHT - Sph = 2.50

LEFT - Sph = 2.50

It's distance in both eyes.

Nothing says on cyl, axis, prism, or base on both eyes.

thanks.

Answer 1

It means you have simple myopia...near sighted.

No astigmatism or anything else.

Is it bad...is always a funny question. It is worse than someone who doesn't need any correction at all, but only half as strong as someone who needs a -5.50

You are at the upper end of what is still considered as a mild correction.

How well you see with the correction is the important part , not, "how bad" the correction is.

Answer 2

8's are bad, 2.5 is not too bad.

Answer 3

No, 2.5 isn't bad at all really.  Means you are short sighted and need glasses for general distance work I believe.