Question about eye axis for contacts?

Question

My axis is 180 for both eyes, but they are an eyeglass prescription.

my contacts cylinder: -1.25 R -1.75 L ?axis?

I asked my doctor about my axis but he said it could be lower for contacts. I'm deciding whether to go for 170 or 180 for axis on the toric lenses.

I have astigmatism therefore I'm ordering toric lenses.

Thanks

Answer 1

The axis for contacts may be different from your glasses because the contacts may rotate on your eye. They can rotate right or left, so you may need an axis of 10, 180 or 170. Are you trying to order contacts online from an eyeglass prescription? You need to have a contact prescription in order to do that, you can't guess on your axis and hope it's right because you won't see well if you guess wrong. Your doctor needs to see the lenses on your eye in order to determine which direction and how much they are rotating (if at all).