16 - Vertical Imbalance at the Reading Level

Question 1

Practice examples of finding vertical imbalance + slab off needed in Spherocylindrical Prescription

Question 2

If the eye is small and wants to appear larger what is the lens solution?

Answer 2

Use a plus sphere lens

Question 3

If the eye is big and wants to appear smaller what is the lens solution?

Answer 3

Use a minus sphere lens

Question 4

If the palpebral fissure of a non seeing eye is large/small how can we make it seem larger/smaller.

Answer 4

A plus or minus vertical or Horizontal cylinder can make it look larger/smaller depending on what way you want the eye to look is

Question 5

If an eye has a scar that you want to hide how can we do that? 3

Answer 5

Use tinted lenses
avoid ar coatings
Use a minus lens to minify

Question 6

To lower the apperance of an eye what do we do to the lens?

Answer 6

Use Base - up Prism

Question 7

To raise the apperance of an eye what do we do to the lens?

Answer 7

Use Base - down Prism

Question 8

If the eye is slanted whant can we do to the lens to make it appear straighter?

Answer 8

Rotate the plus cyl axis against the direction of the desired tilt
or
Rotate the minus cylinder axis with the direction of the desired tilt