Exam #1 Flashcards
10cm
-10D
20cm
-5D
25cm
-4D
33cm
-3D
40cm
-2.5D
50cm
-2D
67cm
-1.50D
80cm
-1.25D
100cm
-1D
If RO is at infinity…
it = 0
For clinical purposes, we normally consider
distances greater than _____ as infinitely far away
For clinical purposes, we normally consider
distances greater than 20 ft (or 6 m) as infinitely far away
Index of air
n=1
Index of water
n=1.333
Refraction: Low density to high density
Light bends towards the normal
Refraction: High density to low density
Light increases speed; does NOT bend toward the normal
Snells Law formula:
n (sin i) = n’ (sin r)
What is the critical angle?
when the angle of incidence exceeds 24.40 degrees, which is
referred to as the critical angle, the light ray does not emerge from the material—
it undergoes a phenomenon referred to as total internal reflection.
What ray connects the center of curvature and the surface’s focal points?
This ray travels along the surface’s OPTICAL AXIS