Lab Procedures Flashcards
PD Tolerance
In NJ and for lab projects, PD’s can only be off 2 mm total
Three purposes of hand edging
- Safety or pin beveling2. Crowning 3. Reducing the lense size or shape
Ceramic hand edging best for
Safety beveling and crowning Very smooth results
Diamond hand edging best for
Reducing lense size/shape Cuts at a faster rate then ceramics
MRP
Point on the lens that equals the amount of prism prescribed Major reference point
When are the MRP and OC the same?
If there is no prism prescribed
FPD > PPD
Decenter inward
FPD < PPD
Decenter outward
Why do we decenter?
To place the MRP in front of the patient’s visual axis
Where do you mark the prism triangle on the lens?
On the same side as the target
If the prism triangle is nasal, you have
Base In
If the prism triangle is temporal, you have …
Base Out
How is horizontal prism usually prescribed?
Horizontal prism is usually prescribed in both eyes in the same direction The OS will always be on the other side of the reticle scale
Projects 1, 2, and 3
Either horizontal or vertical prism in each lens not both 90 or 180
Prentice’s Rule Formula
Prism = power of lens x distance lens is moved
Reason for using Prentice’s Rule
- If lens blank is too small, and you force it, it’s called pushing the PD 2. Amount of prism induced can be figured out by this formula
Base In prism forces the eye to…
Turn outward To keep from seeing double
Negative effects of inducing prism
Could cause outward deviation of the eyes Could cause the suppression of one eye losing visual acuity
When oblique cylinder is present, pushing the PD horizontally will result in
Some degree of vertical prism 1. Cylinder Power increases 2. The cylinder axis approaches the 45 135 degree position
American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
More than 2/3 of a prism diopter is undesirable for horizontal prism
Lens > +- 2.75, PD has to be within
2.5 mm of what was ordered
Vertical Prism Tolerance
No more than 1/3 Prism Diopter should be induced by any differences between R and L
Lens > +- 3.375 D, keep MRP within
1mm of vertical difference
Prism Scale
0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 5