text: how do you find the contact lense power on the boxes? i have acuvue lenses...? on the side of the box there is a d and it says 1.00, there is a cyl/axis and it says .75  090, and then there is a bc and it says 8.6 and a dia and it says 14.5, helpp!!!! the strengths are 1.00 and .75. they will have a plus or minus sign in front of them. young people will usually have a minus sign, nearsighted. older people might have a plus sign for farsightedness.