Fitting and Adjusting Flashcards
If the eyelashes rub the lenses, the fitter should do what?
Increase the vertex distance
If the wearer complains that the glasses feel snug but still slip down the nose, one likely cause is what?
Pressure is being applied by the temple shafts anterior to the ear
A wearer complains that the lenses are unequally distant from the eyes. To correct this, what could the optician do?
Increase the temple spread on the side farthest from the face
When the frame front is tested for four point touch but only touches on the two temporal eyewires, the frame _____
Has face form
Bowing the temples is an expression referring to what?
Curving the temples around the head
If the eyewires touch the eyebrows, the adjustment to take care of this condition would be which of the following?
a.) Spread pads apart
b.) Bend pad arms up
c.) Increase pantoscopic tilt
d.) All of the above
d.) All of the above
When adjusting the frame, the bifocal height can be lowered by using what adjustment?
Using more pantoscopic tilt
To relieve the pressure causing soreness at the front edge of the nose pads, a good adjustment would be what?
Decrease the flare of the pads
If the pads are bent down and the pads realigned, this adjustment will do what?
Raise the front
If the left temple is angled down, this adjustment will do what?
Raise the left side of the front
If the pad arms are shortened, this adjustment will do what?
bring the front closer in
If the pads are brought closer together, this adjustment will do what?
Raise the front
If the left temple is angled out, this adjustment will do what?
Bring left side of the front toward the left eye
To relieve tension on both ears, a good adjustment would be to do what?
Lengthen both temples
The plier best used for adjustment of end pieces is the what?
Wide angle end piece plier
