Determining appropriate cylinder correction with soft toric lenses

Several authors have advocated reducing cylinder power when fitting soft toric lenses. One rationale for this reduction is the formation of a tear lens due to incomplete flexure. Using toric lenses of various thickness (0.06-0.14 mm), I was unable to demonstrate the existence of a tear lens under thin or standard thickness Hydron toric lenses. In the absence of such a tear lens, it seems reasonable to use the same cylinder power in a soft toric lens as would be used if prescribing spectacles.