In the Lab Flashcards
What are the 6 different types of lens forms?
- Plano convex
- Plan concave
- Bi-convex
- Bi concave
- Periscopic
- Meniscus
When do you use biconvex lenses?
For VERY high plus prescriptions, binoculars, telescopes and camera lenses
When do you use biconcave lenses?
For VERY high minus prescriptions
What are the rules for periscopic lenses?
One power must be either +1.25 of -1.25 and you varies the other power to get the desired total power. This is not used anymore as it had a lot of aberration
What are the rules for meniscus lenses?
One power must be either +6.00 of -6.00 and you varies the other power to get the desired total power. This is not used anymore as it had a lot of aberration
What is the most common type of lens form we use now?
The corrective curve series. This is a series of lenses that determines the best combination of front and back curves to get the best optics for a given prescription.
What are 5 names for a lens with cylinder?
- Cylindrical
- Astigmatic
- Compound
- Sphero-cylindrical
- Toric (CL only)
How are Cylindrical lenses designed? Why?
Sphere on the front surface and two difference curves on the back surface. you could put them on the front surface, but this would create worse optics
How can you tell if a lens blank has cylinder?
The lens blank will rock on a flat surface
What is a distometer?
It measures the Back Vertex Power: the distance between the back of a lens and the closed eye lid
Fill in the blank: Plus lens moved out is effectively ________, so compensate __________.
1) stronger
2) weaker
What is the Interval of Sturm?
The difference in two focal points created by an astigmatic eye.
What is the circle of least confusion?
The dioptic midpoint in the interval of Sturm where in image is equally blurred in all meridians
Define Base Curve
The curve of a lens that determines the other curves on a lens therefore it is the Front Curve of a lens
What 4 changes can you make to increase magnification?
- Increase centre thickness
- Steepen base curve
- Increase vertex distance of plus lens
- Decrease vertex distance of minus lens
What 4 changes can you make to decrease magnification?
- Flatten base curve
- Decrease centre thickness
- Decrease vertex distance of a plus lens
- Increase vertex distance of a minus lens
What is the A box?
The “eye size” - The horizontal distance between the furthest temporal and furthest nasal edges of the lens
What is the B Box?
The “frame depth” - The vertical distance between the furthest top and furthest bottom edges of the lens
What is DBL?
The “Bridge size” (Least Distance Between Lenses)- the shortest distance between the nasal edges of each lens
What is DBC?
The “Distance between centres” - The Horizontal distance between the geometric centres of the lenses. The “Frame PD”
What is the ED?
The “Effective Diameter” - The distance from geometric centre to the furthest point of the eye wire (x2)
Typically measure the widest distance between edges of the eye wire. It is used to determine the minimum blank size
ALWAYS greater than or equal to A
What is the C measurement?
The eye size along the Datum Line
What is the C Size?
The circumference of the entire lens
What is the datum line?
The horizontal line that runs through the vertical centre of the frame (the horizontal line that is drawn at the B box mid point)