PD is the distance in millimeters between the centers of your pupils. PD measurement is used to make sure your lenses are optically centered, and it determines where you will look through the lenses of your glasses. It’s important that this measurement will be as accurate as possible for an optimal experience when buying glasses online.
Eye doctors should list your PD when they fill out a prescription for you, but sometimes they don’t. No worries, if it’s not there, you can still measure your pupillary distance on your own at home.
All you need is a mirror, a ruler and to follow these steps:
You might find it easier to ask a friend to help you measure your PD. The way to do it is to face your friend and look straight ahead with both eyes open. Then, have your friend place the zero on the millimeter ruler over the center of one pupil and after that, have her/him measure the distance to the center of the other pupil.