Environmental Applications 2

Question 1

What are standard daily lens colors?

Answer 1

-brown and grey

Question 2

What is the standard color for skiers and snowboarders?

Answer 2

Grey

Question 3

Do people who ski want polarized glasses?

Answer 3

Usually not, because they are going back and forth which could cause nausea

Question 4

Mountains and road biker lens have a very ___ channel

Answer 4

Narrow

Question 5

Football prescription visors. What are the problems with these?

Answer 5

• too much curve/wrap causes a fifth bowl effect (distortion)
• significant increase in vertex distance

Question 6

In golfer lenses they have a very ____ channel and is located more ____

Answer 6

Narrow, located more inwards

Question 7

What are 2 pros about golfer glasses?

Answer 7

• improves contrast to separate colors

- gives more depth cues to gauge distance and grass conditions

Question 8

What is important to ask when prescribing fishing glasses?

Answer 8

What kind of conditions they fish in. Day, morning, rivers, deep water

Question 9

What type of lenses do you want to rx for someone who plays baseball during the day?

Answer 9

• rose based for depth perception and contrast

- A/R coating and silver flash mirror for glare protection

Question 10

What type of lenses do you want to rx for someone who plays baseball during the night?

Answer 10

• clear lenses
• light amber tint lens for depth perception and contrast
• A/R coating for playing under the field lights

Question 11

What type of lenses do you want to rx for someone who plays baseball during the day and night?

Answer 11

-transition lenses that starts with a hint of gray
-A/R coating for playing under the field lights
-hydrophobic coating to repel sweat, water, and dust
You can also use interchangeable lens

Question 12

Describe recreational lenses that are used for swimmers

Answer 12

• larger lens
• padded frames
• wide peripheral vision
• those who want an alternative going without glasses in the water

Question 13

What type of swimming glasses offers positive diopter lenses

Answer 13

Hilco

Question 14

What type of swimming glasses designs bifocal googles

Answer 14

Sporti

Question 15

What type of swimming lenses are good for serious/lap swimmers

Answer 15

Aqua sphere

Question 16

What type of lenses doesn’t work well for hunters and shooters?

Answer 16

Progressives, bifocals, single vision

Question 17

What type of color lenses would be best for hunters and shooters?

Why?

Answer 17

• yellow and orange: increase contrast and depth perception (brighter the better for low contrast and near-dark)
• light purple: enhances orange of clay argent against a back ground of trees

Question 18

What are some activities where ST28 would be beneficial???

Answer 18

• beneficial
• needlework
• artists
• shaving
• TV viewing
• fishermen
• scuba
• occupational
• hobbies

Question 19

Why do are polarized lenses not recommended for pilots?

Answer 19

• they could interfere with visibility through laminated windshield
• reduce or eliminate visibility of LCD instruments
• eliminate/reduce visibility of instruments with polarization-based anti-glare filters
• could mask the sparkles/glare/reflection of light off shiny surfaces

Question 20

What are some types of lens would you may want to give farmers?

Answer 20

• sturdy frame
• transitions
• flat top bifocal
• glass, polycarb (want something durable)
• coatings (repel rain, get rid of smudges)

Question 21

What are some type of lenses would you may want to give a coal miners?

Answer 21

• yellow lens
• durable frame
• glass or polycarb lenses
• double d bifocals

Question 22

What are some type of lenses would you may want to give a motorcycle rider?

Answer 22

• wide frames
• ventilation slits
• foam seal
• polarized
• UV
• hydrophobic

Question 23

What are 3 tips you should use when picking shape and frames?

Answer 23

try to match eyewear with your best personal feature (blue eyes and blue frame)

• frame shape should contrast with your face shape
• frame size should be in scale with your face size
• eyewear looks best when staying in his or her own color base (warm or cool)

Question 24

What type of frames are you looking for someone with a round face?

Answer 24

• angular, narrow glasses
• clear bridge that widens eyes.
• frames that are wider than deeper (rectangle)

Question 25

What type of frames are you looking for someone with an oval face?

Answer 25

Frames that are wide or wider than the broadest part of the face (balanced proportions)

Question 26

What type of frames are you looking for someone with an oblong face?

Answer 26

You want it to appear shorter and more balanced

• look for frames with more depth than width
• contrasting temples that add width to the face

Question 27

What type of frames are you looking for someone with a base-up triangle face?

Answer 27

• freaks that are wider at the bottom
• light colors
• rimless frames

Question 28

What type of frames are you looking for someone with a base down triangle?

Answer 28

You add width

• look for heavy accents of color and detail on the top half
• cat eye shape

Question 29

What type of frames are you looking for someone with a diamond face?

Answer 29

• Distinctive brow lines
• rimless
• oval
• cat eye

Question 30

What type of frames are you looking for someone with a frames face/

Answer 30

• narrow frames
• oval shapes
• frames with more width than depth to try to soften angles and lengthen faces

Question 31

Someone with yellowish skin are considered cool or warm?

Answer 31

Warm