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Basic Optics Flashcards

1
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The ultimate source of light

A

The sun

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A branch of science concerned with the study of light

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Optics

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Optics shows the properties of light as it acts upon by?

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Optical systems

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Branches of Optics

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Geometrical Optics
Physical or Wavefront Optics
Quantum Optics

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5
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A phase of optics which treats of the formation of images by light rays

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Geometric optics

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It includes the study of the influence of plane and spherical mirrors, plane and spherical refractors, thick and thin lenses, prisms, and optical systems upon light

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Geometric optics

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Uses line diagrams to depict the behavior of light

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Geometric optics

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The fundamental laws of geometric optics

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Law of Rectilinear Propagation
Law of Reflection
Law of Refraction

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Uses principles of waves to describe the behavior of light

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Physical or Wavefront Optics

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10
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Involves primarily in theory of waves

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Physical or Wavefront Optics

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Theory of Waves

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Reflection
Refraction
Absorption
Dispersion

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Deals with the interaction of light with the atomic entities of matter and methods of quantum mechanics

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Quantum optics

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13
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Deals with the clinical application of optics in refraction, instrumentation, and dispensing

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Applied optics

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14
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Applied optics deals with the clinical application of optics in?

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Refraction
Instrumentation
Dispensing

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15
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Designed to provide students with the necessary expertise in handling the different types of ophthalmic clinical instruments

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Applied Optics

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Relevance of each test in coordination with the use and manipulation of the different ophthalmic instruments in he routinary clinical eye examination is given emphasis

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Applied Optics

17
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Light coming from a point source

18
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Light rays travelling parallel have?

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Zero vergence

19
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Light that focus on a point

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Convergent

20
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The closer the light to its source, the (greater, lesser) the vergence

21
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The farther the light is from its source, the (higher, lower) the vergence

22
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The vergence approaches zero as vergence goes toward?

23
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Unit of measurement of vergence

24
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Refracting power of light bending capacity of the lens

25
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Formula for diopter

26
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What is the numerator if f is in inches?

27
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What is the numerator if the f is in cm?

28
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What is the numerator if the f is in mm?

29
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Diverging light has a ______ power

30
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Converging light has a _____ power

31
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Minus lenses are (convergent, divergent)

32
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Plus lenses are (convergent, divergent)

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Convergent

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