Lec.1 Ultraviolet Radiation & Nonprescription Flashcards
Based on the AOA 2013 American Eye-Q Survey:
___% of americans wear sunglasses to safeguard vision from sun damage.
___% used sunglasses for comfort and reduction of glare.
___% said UC protection is the most important factor when purchasing sunglasses.
40, 32, 28
Electromagnetic spectrum for ultraviolet is _____nm.
100-400
Electromagnetic spectrum for visible spectrum is _____nm.
400-700
Electromagnetic spectrum for infrared spectrum is ____.
760nm-1mm
- UV-A is ____nm.
- UV-B is ____nm.
- UV-C is ____nm.
a. 100 - 290
b. 290 - 320
c. 320 - 400
- c
- b
- a
Peripheral Light-focusing (PFL) can create areas of concentrated light in the ______ and _______.
nasal corneal limbus, lens cortex
T/F PLF may be implicated in pterygium and age-related cortical cataracts.
True
Intensity of light reaching the nasal limbus reaches levels __X higher than the intensity of temporally incident light.
20
Peak effect for UV-A and UV-B is about ___degrees behind the frontal plane.
120
According to the World health Organization, __% of the lifetime UV radiation exposure occurs by 18 years of age.
dd
Where do you see an increase of UV radiation?
- closer to the equator
- higher altitude (1000ft up increases UV by 4%)
- 10am-2pm (60% of the UV falling on Earth)
- During summer and autumn
Peak solar ultraviolet radiation intensities are typically experienced in which season?
summer
What reduces the UV radiation?
greater the path traveled (increase air mass)
the lower the sun is from its zenith (increase Zenith angle)
Turbidity (attenuation by atmospheric aerosols)
Exposure to UV-B can be reduced by __% by wearing a hat with a brim.
Exposure to UV-B can be reduced by __% by wearing a hate with a brim with glasses with ordinary plastic lenses.
50, 95
Transitions Optical National Survey (2002)
__% respondents knew UV can cause skin cancer
__% respondents knew that UV can harm the eyes
__% of the respondents wear sunglasses
79, 6, 18
Crown glass covers ___nm and below.
340
CR-39 covers ___nm and below.
400
Polycarbonate covers ___nm and below.
420