Mod C- Unit 2

Question 1

Facet

Answer 1

Edge design on high minus lenses that look like beveled glass to reduce edge thickness.

Question 2

Dress eye wear

Answer 2

Glasses used for everyday purpose.

Question 3

Safety eye wear

Answer 3

Glasses worn while working to protect the eye.

Question 4

Nylon Cord

Answer 4

Clear string used for semi-rimless frames.

Question 5

Skewed Bridge

Answer 5

When viewed from the top, one lens appears higher than the other.

Question 6

Temple Parallelism

Answer 6

Also called telegraph effect.

Question 7

Open Temple Spread

Answer 7

The maximum open angle of the temple in relation to the frame front.

Question 8

Temple Fold Angle

Answer 8

The compared angle of each temple to each other when folded.

Question 9

Vertex Distance

Answer 9

The space between the back of the lens and the front of the eye.

Question 10

Lateral Pressure

Answer 10

The pressure of the temples against the side of the head.

Question 11

Temple Amputation

Answer 11

Cutting a temple to make it shorter.

Question 12

Screw Extractor

Answer 12

Used to force stubborn screw out.

Question 13

Spring Hinge Screw

Answer 13

Small screw with a sharp point that helps the spring hinge to align.

Question 14

Tap

Answer 14

Tool used to rethread a stripped out hinge.

Question 15

Self-Tapping Screw

Answer 15

A screw used when the barrel or hinge is stripped, to create its own threads.

Question 16

Hot Fingers

Answer 16

Tool used to replace and remove hinge assembly from a plastic frame.

Question 17

Optical Hammer

Answer 17

Small light weight hammer used in optics for a variety of uses.

Question 18

Add-A-Pad

Answer 18

Extra pad added onto the current nose pad for a tighter fit.

Question 19

Pad Popper

Answer 19

A pair of tweezers used to remove push-in pads.

Question 20

Silicone Pads

Answer 20

Soft flexible nose pads used for a more comfortable fit.