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Optics Flashcards

1
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Photons of like behave as both ______ and ______.

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waves and particles

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What is the speed of light proportional to?

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􏰅􏰁􏰋􏰋􏰑 􏰔􏰍􏰋􏰓􏰎􏰄􏰃􏰂􏰗􏰕 􏰔􏰍􏰕 􏰃􏰅 􏰑􏰃􏰒􏰋􏰄􏰂􏰓􏰗 􏰁􏰒􏰎􏰁􏰎􏰒􏰂 􏰏􏰌􏰍􏰋􏰓􏰋􏰐􏰇􏰂􏰈􏰌􏰐􏰑 􏰙􏰒􏰋􏰚􏰛􏰋􏰐speed = velocity (v) which is directly proportional to wavelength and frequency.

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What it the speed of light?

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Given a constant speed of light in a given medium, what is the relationship of wavelength and frequency?

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5
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Which are the only two substances that light does not slow down in?

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When light slows down in a medium, what happens to the frequency and the wavelength?

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Frequency remains the same

Wavelength shortens

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Name the 6 categories of light in the elctromagnetic spectrum from longest wavelength to shortest

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  1. Radio (AM/FM)
  2. Infrared
  3. Visible Light (350-750)
  4. UV light
  5. X-ray
  6. Gamma rays
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8
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What is the relationship of Energy to frequency and wavelength?

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Directly proportional to Frequency

Inversely proportional to wavelength

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Define the index of refraction

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ratio of the speed of light in a vacuum to the speed of light in a specific material

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10
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Give the index of refraction of the following materials

  1. Air
  2. Water
  3. Aqueous and vitreous
  4. Cornea
  5. Crystalline Lens
  6. IOL (silicone, acrylic, PMMA)
  7. Glass
  8. High index lenses
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  1. Air 1.00
  2. Water 1.33
  3. Aqueous and vitreous 1.34
  4. Cornea 1.37
  5. Crystalline Lens 1.42
  6. IOL (silicone 1.41, acrylic 1.55, PMMA 1.49)
  7. Glass 1.52
  8. High index lenses
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11
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Define Optical interference

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Overlapping of light waves

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12
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What is Constructive Interference?

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when the peaks of 2 waves overlap, resulting in maximum intensity

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What is Destructive Interference?

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when the peak of one wave overlaps with the tough of another,

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14
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Explain how anti-reflective coatings wor?

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Coating uses destructive interference 1/4 wavelength apart

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15
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How do interference filters work (i.e. FA filters)

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􏰌􏰓􏰓􏰎􏰏 􏰎􏰐􏰓􏰗 􏰇􏰒􏰋􏰋􏰐 􏰓􏰃􏰇􏰈􏰂 􏰎􏰛􏰂 􏰎􏰙 􏰂􏰈􏰋 􏰋􏰗􏰋 􏰑􏰛􏰒􏰃􏰐􏰇 􏰙􏰓􏰛􏰎􏰒􏰋􏰅􏰄􏰋􏰃􏰐 􏰌􏰐􏰇􏰃􏰎􏰇􏰒􏰌􏰁􏰈􏰗allow only green light out of the eye by using destructive interference to block all other colors

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16
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What is Coherence?

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the ability of two light beams to cause interference (a large white source has a coherence close to zero)

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17
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What is the best clinical example of coherence?

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OCT

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18
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Explain the polarization of light

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Each light wave has an electrical field with a particular orientation

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19
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What is non-polarized light?

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electrical field of each wave has a random orientation

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20
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What is polarized light?

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All electrical fields have the same orientation

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21
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What are Haidinger brushes, what are they used for and how do they work?

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polarizing filter rotating in front of a blue background produces a rotating image like a double ended brush or propeller

This is a type of endopic phenomenon which tests macular function

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22
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Name 3 clinical examples of polarized light

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  1. Titmus stereo testing
  2. polarized microscopy

3.

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23
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Define Defraction

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Bending light waves around edges; change in direction of light waves is related to wavelength (the shorter the wavelength the less change in direction)

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24
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What determines the amount of diffraction?

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related to the size of the aperature (the smaller the aperature the greater the diffraction)

Interference of new waves ith original rays forms a diffraction pattern

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25
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What is an airy disc?

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Diffraction pattern produced by a small, circular aperature.

Occurs when the pupil size is <2.5mm. Diameter of the central disc increases as pupil size

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26
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How does a pinhole occluder work?

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Reduces refractive error and improves vision by increasing depth of focus, but limited by diffraction

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27
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What is th eoptimal size of a pinhole?

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1.2mm

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28
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How many diopters of refractive error can be corrected with a pinhole occluder?

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29
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What happens when the pinhole is smaller than 1.2mm?

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smaller aperature limits visual acuity

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30
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How does squinting improve vision?

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31
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For which disorders can a pinhole improve vision? Decrease vision?

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Improve vision in eyes with corneal or lenticular irregularities

Decreases vision in

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32
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What is the scattering of light?

Which wavelengths scatter more?

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Disruptions of light by irregularities in light path

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33
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By what mechanism does corneal scar or cataract decrease vision?

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They scatter light causing glare and image degredation

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35
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What is Rayleigh scattering?

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scattering of light in the atmosphere involves blue particles and blue light

(blue light scatters the most

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36
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What is Optical Reflection?

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The bouncing of light off of optical interfaces

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37
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What determines the amount of reflection?

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  • The greater the refractive index difference between the two media, the greater the reflection
  • Also varies with the angle of incidence
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38
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What is a clinical example of reflection?

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Asteroid hyalosis

(asteroids reflect light back into the examiners eye creating glare, but the patient is asymptomatic)

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39
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What is the transmission of light?

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the percentage of light penetrating a substance

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40
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What can cause transmission of light to to vary?

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wavelength

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41
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How is the absorption of light expressed?

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expressed as Optical Density

OD= log

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42
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What is Illumination?

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43
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What is luminance?

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Te measure of reflected or emitted light(lumen/

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44
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What is an apostolib?

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diffusing surface with luminance of 1 lumen/m2

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45
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What is an apostolib used in?

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Humphrey and Goldman visual field testing

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46
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What is constrast sensitivity?

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the ability to detect

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47
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What does laser stand for?

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  • Light
  • Amplification
  • by
  • Stimulated
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48
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How does a laser work?

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  • excited material releases photons of the same wavelength and frequency
  • released photons are in phase (constructive interference)
  • Produces monochromatic, coherent, high intensity polarized light
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49
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How can you increase the power of a laser?

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Power can be increased by increasing the energy or decreasing the time (P=E/t)

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50
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Name two methods of increasing laser power

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  1. Q- switching
  2. mode locking

(types of shutters that synchronize light phase and compress output in time)

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52
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What happens to light when it travels from one material to another with a change in refractive index?

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53
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  1. Explain the direction that light bends when it passes from a medium of lower refractive index to a higher index medium?
  2. How about
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  1. Bends toward the normal
  2. Bends away from the normal
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54
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Why does light refract when traveling through different mediums?

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Higher refractive index materials are more difficult for light to travel through, so it takes a shorter path

(closer to the normal)

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55
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Describe Snell’s Law

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􏰐 􏰅􏰃􏰐 􏰔􏰃􏰕 􏰞 􏰐􏱉 􏰅􏰃􏰐 􏰔􏰒􏰕􏰐 􏰅􏰃􏰐 􏰔􏰃􏰕 n sin(i) = n’ sin (r)􏰞 􏰐􏱉 􏰅􏰃􏰐 􏰔􏰒􏰕􏰐 􏰅􏰃􏰐 􏰔􏰃􏰕 􏰞 􏰐􏱉 􏰅􏰃􏰐 􏰔􏰒􏰕􏰐 􏰅􏰃􏰐 􏰔􏰃􏰕 􏰞 􏰐􏱉 􏰅􏰃􏰐

n= refractive index of material

i = angle of 􏰔􏰒indence (from the normal)􏰅􏰃􏰐 􏰔􏰒􏰕􏰐 􏰅􏰃􏰐 􏰔􏰃􏰕 􏰞 􏰐􏱉 􏰅􏰃􏰐 􏰔􏰒􏰕

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56
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What is the critical angle?

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the angle at which incident light is bent exactly 90 degrees away from the normal (medium of higher to lower n)

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57
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What is the critical angle of glass/air interface?

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58
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What is the critical angle of the cornea?

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59
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What is the law of total internal reflection?

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angle of incidence exceeds the critical angle, so light is reflected back into material with higher index of refraction

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60
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How do prisms deviate light?

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Prisms have non parallel surfaces

  • bends light toward the base
    *
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61
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How is a Prism diopter measured?

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The distance (in cm) that a light ray is displaced when passing through a prism. Measured 100cm (1m)

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62
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  • How many centimeters is a 15 PD prism displaced at a distance of 1 cm?
  • How about a 1PD prism?
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63
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How many prism diopters are in 1 degree?

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2 PD per degree

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64
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What is the angle of minimum deviation?

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The total angle of deviation is least when there is equal bending at both surfaces of the prism

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65
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How are plastic prisms calibrated?

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calibrated by the angle of minimum deviation

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66
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How are glass prisms calibrated?

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Calibrated in Prentice position:

back surface perpendicular to visual axis

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67
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When a prism is placed in fornt of the eye in which direction is the phoria created?

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68
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What type of phoria does a base out prism induce?

How do you correct it?

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Exophoria

to correct use prism with apex in opposite direction

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69
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When holding a prism, which direction is the apex of the prism pointed to neutralize the deviation?

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Apex is pointed in direction of deviation

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70
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Base in or base out for esotropia?

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71
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Base in or base out for exotropia?

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Base out

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72
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Base up or base down for hypertopia?

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73
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When using prisms, how do you add prism power together?

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Stacking prism is not additive

1 prism over each eye is

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74
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What is a Risley prism?

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Two right angle prisms positioned back to back

0-30PD

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75
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What is a Risley prism used for?

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used to measure prismatic correction for tropias

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76
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What is a fresnel prism?

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Thin, stick-on prism composed of side-by side strips of small prisms

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77
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What determines the prism power of a fresnel prism?

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prism power is related to the apex angle, not the prism

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78
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What is the limitation and down side of fresnel prisms?

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disadvantage is reflection and scatter at prism interface

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79
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How does the lens vergence of glasses impact light rays passing through them?

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all glasses induce prism

all off axis rays are bent toward or away from axis depending on lens vergence

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80
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What kind of prism is made by plus lenses?

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Plus lenses act like two prisms base to base

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81
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What kind of prism is made by a minus lens?

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Minus lenses act like two prisms apex to apex

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82
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What kind of retinoscopic motion is produced by a plus lens?

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Plus lenses induce “against” motion (the target moves in opposite direction as the lens)

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83
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What kind of retinoscopic motion is produced by minus lenses?

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Minus lenses produce “with motion” (target moves in same direction)

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84
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What determines the amount of motion on retinoscopy?

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The amout of motion is proportional to the power of the lens

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85
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How do you calculate the effect of glasses on strabismic deviations?

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percent difference = 2.5 xD

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86
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Do minus lenses make a strabismic deviation appear larger or smaller?

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Deviation appears larger with minus lenses

“Minus measures more”

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87
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Do plus lenses make a strabismic deviation appear larger or smaller?

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smaller

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88
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What is the Prentice’s rule equation for the prismatic power of a lens?

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Á = hD

h = distance from the optical axis of lens (cm)

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89
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Does the prismatic power of a lens increase or decrease as one moves farther away from the optical center

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Increases

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90
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Does the power of a lens increase or decrease as one moves farther away from the optical center?

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Niether, power of the lens is constant

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91
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Induced prism in anisemetropia

Calulate the induced prism power if the patient looks 1cm below the optical center of the following refraction?

OD: -3.00

OS: +1.00 +3.00 at 90

A

OD Prism power = 1cm x 3D =3PD BD

OS Prism power vertical meridian = 1cm + 1D =1PD BU

Net prismatic effect is 4PD (BD over OD or BU of OS

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92
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How do you treat the prismatic effect of anisemtropia?

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  1. CLs (optical center moves with the eyes)
  2. Lower optical centers (reduce induced prism)
  3. Prescribe slab off prism
  4. Single vision reading glasses
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93
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What is image jump associated with the prismatic effect of bifocals?

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sudden prismatic power at top of bifocal segment. Image osition suddenly shifts up because of BD prismatic effect

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94
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What is image displacement of bifocals?

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displacement of the image by total prismatic effect of lens and bifocal segment

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95
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How do you minimize image displacement?

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minimized when the prismatic effect of the bifocal segment and the distance lens are in opposite directions

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96
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What type of prismatic effect do hyperopic lenses induce?

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Base up prism- image moves progressively downward in downgaze

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97
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What type of prismatic effect do myopic lenses induce?

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Base down prism, causing image to progressively upward in downgaze

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98
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What is the prismatic effect of a ROUND TOP bifocal segment?

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acts like a BD prism

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99
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Do round top bifocals have much image jump?

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yes. maximum image jump

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100
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When using a ROUND TOP bifocal, is the image displacement worse for a myope or hyperope?

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Displacement is worse for a myope than hyperope

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101
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What is the prismatic effect of a FLAT TOP bifocal?

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Acts like a BU prism

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102
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Do FLAT TOP bifocals have much image jump?

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No. Minimal image jump

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103
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When using a FLAT TOP bifocal, is the image displacement worse for a myope or hyperope?

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Displacement for for a hyperope than myope

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104
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Do Executive type bifocals have much image jump?

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No image jump

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105
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Do progressive lenses have any image jump?

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No image jump

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106
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Where is the optical center of executive and progressive bifocals?

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At the top of the segment

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107
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If you have a plus lens, what is the best bifocal to use to minimize image jump?

A

Choose a round top

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108
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If you have a minus lens, what is the best bifocal type to minimize image jump?

A

Choose flat top or executive type

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109
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What bifocal type should you avoid in myopes?

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Avoid round tops in myopes.

image jump is very difficult to ignore because it is in the same direction as image displacement

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110
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What variable causes prismatic effect to vary?

A

Wavelength

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111
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Which wavelengths bend further through a prism, long or short?

What does this cause?

A

Short wavelengths bend further

Causes chromatic aberration

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112
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When white light shines though a prism, which color is closest to the base? the apex?

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  • Blue rays closest to the base (bend farthest)
  • red rays are closest to the apex
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113
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In the eye, which color of rays come to focus closest to the lens?

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Blue rays come to focus closer than red rays

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114
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What is the doptric power difference between red and blue rays in the eye?

A
  • Blue 1.5D
  • Red 3D
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115
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What is the Duochrome test?

A

Red/green light filters are used to create a 0.5D difference

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116
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What is the duochroem test used for?

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Used to check accuracy of refraction

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117
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What does it mean when the red letters are clearer when doing the Duochrome test?

A

The focal point is in front of the retina

(eye is “fogged” or myopic)

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118
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What does it mean when the green letters are clearer when doing the Duochrome test?

A

Focal point is behind the retina

(eye is overminused, or hyperopic)

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119
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How do you perform the Duochrome test?

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Start with the red side clearer and add minus sphere in 0.25D steps until red and green are equal (focal point on the retina)

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120
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What is the mneumonic to remember with the Duochrome test?

A

RAM-GAP

red add minus

green add plus

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121
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Does the Duochrome test work on color blind patients?

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Yes! because it works by chromatic abberation rather than color discrimination

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122
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How would you add a 3BU prism with a 4BO prism?

A

prismatic deviations in different directions are addative based on pythagorean theorem

(a² +b² = c²)

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123
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What is vergence?

A

The amount of spreading of a bundle of light rays (wavefront) emerging from a point source

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124
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What is the conventional specified direction of light when considering vergence?

A

the direction of light must be specified (by convention left to right )

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125
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What is convergence?

A

plus vergence, very rare in nature, must be produced by an optical system

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126
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What is divergence?

A

Minus vergence

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127
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How much vergence do parallel rays have?

A

Zero vergence

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128
Q

Define a diopter

A

A unit of vergence that is the reciprocal of the distance (m) to point at which the rays intersect

  • reciprocal of the foacl length of the lens
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129
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What is the effect of a lens as light passes through it

A

adds vergence to light

amount of vergence = power of the lens (D)

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130
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A
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131
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How does a plus lens effect the vergence of light?

A

Plus lens (convex) ADDS vergence

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132
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How does a minus lens effect vergence?

A

minus (concave) lens SUBTRACTS vergence

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133
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Describe the basic lens formula and all of its components

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U = vergence of light entering the lens

D = power of the lens

V = vergence of light leaving the lens

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134
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How do you calculate the power of a spherical surface in a fluid?

A

(n’ - n) = difference in refractive indices

r = radius of curvature (in meters)

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135
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What is the power of the cornea (front and back)

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front = -5.7D

back = =52.9D

Total 47.2D

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136
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What is the equation for the power of a thin lens immersed in fluid?

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refracting power of a thin lens is proportional to the difference in refractive indices bewtween lens and medium

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137
Q

What are object rays?

Which side of lens?

A

Rays that define an object, always on the incoming (left) side of the lens

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138
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What are image rays?

Which side of the lens?

A

Rays that define and image

Always on the outgoing (right) side of the lens

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139
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Which side of the lens are objects and images located?

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Either side of the lens:

real if on same side as respective rays

vitrual if on opposite side from rays

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140
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How does adding power to an lens system move an image?

A
  1. Add plus power = pulls image against light
  2. Add minus power = pushes image with might
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141
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What is the focal length of a lens?

A

distance between the lens and focal points

(reciprocal of lens power)

f = 1/D

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142
Q

What is the focal length of a 20D lens

A

1/20 or

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143
Q

What is the spherical equivalent?

A

average spherical power of a spherocylindrical lens

SE = sphere + 1/2cyl

(places circle of least confusion on the retina)

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144
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What is the circle of least confusion?

A

circular cross section of the conoid of strum which ies halfway between the two focal lines at which image is least blurred

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145
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What do you convert cylinder notation from plus to minus?

A
  1. New sphere = old sphere + old cyl
  2. New Cyl = magnitude of old cyl but with opposite power
  3. New axis = change old axis by 90·
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146
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What is a power cross diagram?

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Depicts two principle meridians of lens with power acting in each meridian (90º from axis), rather than according to axis

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147
Q

Put the following cross synder notation onto a power cross

A
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148
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Put the following power meridian notation onto a power cross:

A
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149
Q

How do you convert cross cylinder notation to spherocylindrical notation?

A

ADD or SUBTRACT the crossed cyl

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150
Q

Where is lenticular abberations occur?

A

Lenses only behave ideally near the optical axis

(perheral to this, paraxial region, abberations occur)

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151
Q

What is spherical aberration?

A
  • shape dependent aberration
  • periphery of lens has increasing prismatic effect
  • peripheral rays refracted farther than paraxial ones
  • blur is produced along the optical axis
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152
Q

what kind of retinoscopic reflex is produced by spherical aberation?

A

bulls-eye reflex

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153
Q

How do you reduce spherical aberration?

A
  • Avoid a biconvex lens shape
  • Use plano convex, meniscus, or aspheric lens surface
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154
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What are 3 ways that the eye handles spherical aberration?

A
  1. smaller pupil size eliminates greater number of peripheral rays
  2. cornea progressively flattens in periphery
  3. nucleaus of the crystalline lens has higher index of refraction
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155
Q

What is Coma aberration?

A

comet shaped image deformity from off axis peripheral rays

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156
Q

What is curvature of field in optics?

A

WHen a spherical lens produces a curved image of a flat object

157
Q

What is astigmatism of oblique incidence?

A

When you tilt a spheical lens it induces astigmatism

(oblique rays encounter differnt curvatures at front and back of lens surfaces)

158
Q

What is an example of astigmatism of oblique incidence?

A

pantoscopic tilt (the amount of induced sphere and cylinder depends on power of lens and amount of tilt)

159
Q

What is optical distortion?

A

Differntial magnificantion from optical axis to lens periphery alters straight edges

160
Q

How does the shape of disortion relate to the shape of the lens?

A

Shape of distortion is opposite the shape of the lens

Plus lens produces pincushion

Minus lens produces barrel

161
Q

How does distortion change with increased power of the lens

A
162
Q

What is chromatic aberration?

A

light of different wavelengths is refracted by different amounts

(shorter wavelengths are bent farther; chromatic interval between blue and red is 1.5 to 3.5)

163
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What is the chromatic interval between blue and red?

A
164
Q

Name one example of chromatic aberration?

A

At night Purkinje shift occurs- chromatic aberration moves the focal point of the eye anteriorly

165
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What is transerve magnification of an image?

A

magnification of image size away from the optical axis

  • ratio of image height to object height (or image distance to object distance)
  • if image is inverted magnification is negative
166
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What is axial magnification?

A

magnification of depth (along the optical axis)

equal to the square of transverse magnification

167
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What is angular magnification?

A

the magnification of angle suspended by an image with respect to an object

  • useful when object or image size cannot be measured
168
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Name two examples of magnification in daily life?

A

telescope to moongaze

direct ophthalmoscope - the eye acts as a simple magnifier MA =60/4= 15x

169
Q

What effects the size of an image seen though glasses?

A
  • Front and back surface curvature
  • Center thickness
170
Q

What increases the image size for any corrective lens?

A

Increase either the front surface curvature or the lens thickness

171
Q

How much will changes in front surface curvature change the image size in a correct lens?

A

every D of change will change image size by 0.5%

172
Q

How much will changes in the central lens thickness of a corrective lens change the image size?

A

Every millimeter of change in thickness will change image size by 0.5%

(magnification decreases while lens

173
Q

Which produces smaller images, minus or plus lenses?

A

Vertex power (refractive power):

Minus lenses produce smaller lenses than do plus lenses

174
Q

How does vertex distance effect the magnification of lenses?

A

an increase in vertex distance will increase the magnification of a plus lens and decrease the magnification (increase the minification) of minus lenses?

175
Q

How much does an increase in vertex distance effect magnification of lens power?

A
  • PLUS LENS: every millimeter increase in vertex distance will increase magnification by 0.1% per diopter of lens power.
  • MINUS LENS: every millimeter increase in vertex distance will decrease magnification by 0.1% per diopter of lens power.
176
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How much does a spectacle lens change the retinal image size?

A

spectacle lens changes the retinal image size by 2% per diopter of power

177
Q

What is anisemetropia? what does it produces as it increases?

A

Anisemetropia: difference in power between two eyes, every 1 D produces approx 2% aniseikonia

178
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What is aniseikonia?

A

Difference in image size between eyes from unequal magnification of correcting lenses

179
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How much aniseikonia is usually tolerated in percentages? in diopters?

Who tolerates most aniseikonia?

A

Up to 6% to 7% is usally well tolerated; corresponds to approximately 3D of spectacle anisemetropia.

180
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What is an example of anisekonia?

A

unilateral aphakia: 25% enlargement with spectacle lens; 7% with CL;

181
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What is Knapp’s rule?

A

when the proper corrective lens is positioned at the anterior point of the eye, retinal size will be equal in both eyes, no matter what the degree of anisemetropia

182
Q

How do telescopes work?

A

magnify objects by increasing angle that objects subtends on retina

183
Q

How does a Keplerian telescope (Astronomical) work?

Which lens is the eyepiece?

Image inverted or upright?

A

It is the combination of 2 plus lenses where the focal points coincide in an image plane. The distance between the lenses is the sum of focal lengths. the higher powered lens is the eyepeice. Creastes an inverted image.

184
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How does a Galilean telescope work?

A

It is a combination of a weak plus lens (objective) and a strong minus lens (eyepiece)

The distance between lenses with the differnce of the focal lengths.

Upright image

Surgical loupes

185
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What do Keplerian and galilean telescopes have in common?

A

angular magnification is the same for both

186
Q

How would use us a galilean telescope to help treat a monocular aphakic eye?

A

for uniateral aphakia, overcorrect aphakic, CL by +3D, then correct induced myopic error with spectacle of -3D. THis produces an inverse Galilean telescope system that results in significantly smaller magnification difference between the two eyes than occurs with CL alone.

187
Q

What is the angle of incidence?

A

angle of reflection (measured from the normal)

188
Q

How do you know if an object is real or virutal in a mirror system?

A

real if locate on the left

189
Q

How do you caluclate the focal length of a mirror?

A

One quarter the radius of curvature (f =r/2)

190
Q

How do you caluclate reflecting power?

A

reciprocal of focal length (Dr = -1/f = -2/r)

191
Q

Does a convex mirror have positive or negative radius of curvature?

pos or neg vergence?

what kind of image is produced?

A

positive radius of curvature (R)

adds minus vergence

produces virtual erect minified image (“VErMIn”)

192
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Name two examples of a convex mirror?

A
  1. rear view mirror
  2. cornea- reflecting power MUCH stronger than refracting power)
193
Q

Features of concave mirrors:

positive or negative radius of curvature?

plus or minus vergence?

real or virtual image?

upright or inverted?

magnified or minified?

What determines this?

A

negative r

adds plus vergence

can be either real or virtual

either upright or inverted

either

object location with respect to

194
Q

An object is twice the focal length from the center of a concave mirror— describe the image

A

real, inverted, same size

195
Q

An object is between the focal length and the center of a concave mirror— describe the image

A

real, inverted, magnified

196
Q

An object is at the focal length of a concave mirror— describe the image

A

at infinity

197
Q

An object is inside the focal length of a concave mirror— describe the image

A

virtual, upright, magnified

198
Q

What are the features of an image produced by a plano mirror?

  • vergence?
  • real or virtual?
  • upright or inverted?
  • size?
  • field of view?
A
  • no change in vergence
  • virtual
  • upright
  • same size
  • field of view is double the size of the mirror
199
Q

Name an example of a plano mirror

A

a dressing mirror needs to be only half the body length to view entire self

200
Q

describe the central ray

A

passes through center of curvature of mirror, not center of mirror.

The location where primary and secondary focal points collide.

201
Q

What are the 4 Purkinje sanson images?

Name the location of all 4 and describe the image

A
  1. front surface of cornea (image of object at infinity is located at the focal point. virtual erect minified)
  2. back surface of cornea (virtual erect minified)
  3. front surface of lens (virtual erect, minified)
  4. back surface of lens (real inverted minified)
202
Q

How do Purkinje images work in an IOL?

A

images 3 and 4 are taken from the front and back surfaces of the IOL, respectively.

Useful in assessment of mild phacodonesis

203
Q

What are the critical measurements of Gullstrand’s simplified schematic eye?

A

power: +60D

F =17mm

F’=22.6mm

204
Q

What is minimum visible vision?

A

presence or absence of a stimulus

-Depends on light striking the photroeceptors

205
Q

What is minimum discriminable vision?

A

resolving power of the eye- depends on ability to detect differences in light intensity

206
Q

What is minimum seperable vision?

A

smallest angle at whcih two seperate objects can be discriminated -detection of a break in a line

207
Q

What is vernier acuity?

A

spatial discrimination; ability to detect misalignment of two lines (8 seconds of arc; smaller than diameter of photoreceptor)

208
Q

Describe Snellen acuity

A
209
Q

Describe the ETDRS chart

A

5 letters per line

space between letters is equal to the size of letter on that line

geometric proportion of optotype height

210
Q
A
211
Q

what must be recorded with near acuity?

A

testing distance

212
Q

Name 5-6 ways to measure visual acuity in children

A

Optokinetic nystagmus (OKN drum)

CSM (central steady maintained)

preferrential looking

allen pictures

HOTV

visual evoked potential (VEP)

213
Q

what factors other than disease can reduce visual acuity?

A

uncorrected refractive error

eccentric viewing

decreased contrast

smaller pupil size

older age

214
Q

Define legal blindness

A

VA = 20/200 or worse or visual field <20’ in better seeing eye

215
Q

How does pupil size effect visual acuity?

A
  • larger pupil size limits vision owing to spherical and chromatic aberration
  • smaller pupil limits vision owing to diffraction
216
Q

What is the optimal pupil size?

A

3mm

217
Q

What is a laser inferometer?

A
  • A helium laser beam is split and projected onto the retina
  • produces interference fringes (varied spacing)
  • retinal function is estimated by narrowest fringes discernable
218
Q

What is contrast sensitivity?

A

ability to detect changes in luminance

219
Q

How does refractive error occur?

A

The secondary focal point (F’) of the eye is not located on the retina (accomodation must be completely relaxed)

220
Q

What is the far point?

A
221
Q

describe the focal lines produced by astigmatism

A

produces two focal lines rather than a single focal point

222
Q

Describe “with the rule astigmatism”

A
  • cornea is steepest in vertical meridian
  • axis of plus cyl is 90
  • usually in young patients (elastic lids press top and bottom of cornea)
223
Q

Describe “against the rule” astigmatism

A
  • cornea is steepest in the horizontal meridian
  • axis of plus cyl is 180
  • older patients
224
Q

What are 3 causes of a hyperopic shift due to decreased effective axial length?

A
  1. retrobulbar tumor
  2. choriodal tumor
  3. CSCR
225
Q

What are 5 causes of a hyperopic shift due to decreased refractive power?

A
  1. lens changes (IOL dislocation, aphakia, DM)
  2. drugs (chloroquine, phenothiazines, antihistamines, benzos)
  3. poor accomodation (tonic pupil, drugs, trauma)
  4. flat cornea (CL)
  5. intraocular silicone oil
226
Q

What conditions or substances can increase lens power thus inducing aquired myopia?

A
  1. osmotic agents (DM, galactomsemia, uremia, sulfa drugs
  2. NS cataracts
  3. anterior lenticonus
  4. change lens position or shape (miotics)
  5. anterior lens dislocation
  6. over accomodation
227
Q

Which conditions can induces myopia by increasing corneal power?

A
  1. keratoconus
  2. congenital glaucoma
  3. CL induced corneal warpage
228
Q

Which conidtions can induce myopia by increasing axial length?

A
  1. congenital glaucoma
  2. posterior staphyloma
  3. scleral buckle
  4. ROP
229
Q

What is night myopia?

A

increased myopia in the dark

230
Q

How does pupil dilation contribute to night myopia?

A

larger pupil incresaes spherical aberration, uncovers irregular astigmatism

231
Q

What is a Purkinje shift?

A

spectral sensitivity shifts toward shorter wavelengths at lower light levels, and chromatic aberration moves the focal point anteriorly

232
Q

Describe dark focus

A

no accomodative targert in dark, therfore tend to overaccomodate for distance and underaccomodate for near

233
Q

How does the length of the refraction lane effect your refraction?

A

a lane shorter than 20 ft produces 1/6 D undercorrection (add minus 0.25D to final refaction)

234
Q

Name 7 causes of acquired astigmatism

A
  1. lid lesion (tumor, chalazion, ptosis)
  2. pterygium
  3. limbal dermoid
  4. corneal degeneration/ectasia
  5. surgery (corneal or cataract)
  6. lenticular astigmatism
  7. Ciliary body tumor
235
Q

How does the eye accomodate?

A

eye gains plus power when crystalline lens becomes more convex

236
Q

What is the amplitude of accomodation?

A

The total dioptric power that an eye can accomodate

237
Q

What is Prince’s rule?

A

combies reading card with a ruler calibrated in cm and diopters to measure amplitude of accomodation?

238
Q

Describe the technique for Prince’s rule measurement of amplitude of accomodation?

A

place =3d lens in front of distance correction to bring far point to 1/3mm (33cm) then measure how near the patient can read and convert to diopters. subtract far point from near point to determine amplitude

239
Q
A
240
Q

Describe the method of spheres for testing accomodation?

A

fixate on a reading target (40cm), successively increase minus sphere until print blurs, then increase plus sphere until blurring occurs again. absolute difference between spheres is the amplitude of accomodation

241
Q

What is the range of accomodation?

A

distance between the far point and near point; measured with tape measure or accomodative rule

242
Q

What is the far point of accomodation?

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point on visual axis conjugate to the retina when accomodation is completely relaxed

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What is the near point of accomodation?

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the point on the visual axis conjugate to the retina when accomodation is fully active

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How do you measure the near point for myopia?

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near point = amount of myopia + amplitude of accomodation

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How do you measure the near point of accomodation for hyperopia?

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near point = difference between amplitude of accomodation and amount of hyperopia

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What is presbyopia?

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loss of accomodation with age, whcih becomes symptomatic in 40s with asthenopic symptoms and need for reading glasses

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What are the to different theories of accomodation?

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  1. Helmoholtz
  2. Tscherning- Schacher
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Describe Helmholtz theory of accomodation

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  • zonular tension decreases
  • lens becomes more spherical
  • focusing power increases
  • presbyopia due to loss of lens elasticity
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Describe the Tscherning- Schacher theory of accomodation?

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  • equatorial zonular tension increases
  • lens diameter increases
  • central lens steepens
  • focusing power increases
  • lens growns thoughout life
  • decreased distance between lens and ciliary body
  • presbyopia is the result of decreased CB effectivity
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Donders table shows what?

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the average amplitude of accomodation for different ages

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How much does accomodation decrease every 4 years before age 40?

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accomodation decreases by 1D every 4 year (starting at 14D at age 8)

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What is the amplitude of accomodation at age 40?

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6D (+/- 2)

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How much does accomodation decrease between ages 40 to 48?

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by 1.5D every 4 years

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How much does accomodation decrease over the age of 40?

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By 0.5D every 4 years?

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What is asthenopia?

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eye fatigue with sustained near effort

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What conditions cause asthnopia?

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  • hypothyoidism
  • anemia
  • pregnancy
  • nutitional deficiencies
  • chronic illness
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What can cause premature presbyopia?

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debilitating illness, diptheria, botulism, mercury toxicity, head injuries, CN3 palsy, Adie’s pupil, tranquilizers,

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How do you treat premature presbyopia?

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  • reading add
  • base in prism to help convergence
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What are the 3 components of color?

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  1. Hue
  2. Saturation
  3. Luminosity (lightness, brightness)
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What is hue?

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hue is the main component of color perception, hue depends on which wavelength was perceived as dominant.

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What is hue descrimination?

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the ability to distinguish between adjacent wavelengths

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What is saturation?

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saturation is the vidiness or richness of colors

adding white desaturates color but the hue stays the same.

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What is saturation disctimination?

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saturation discrimination is measured by how much of a specific wavelength must be added to white before the mixture can be distinguished from white

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What is luminosity?

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the sensation produced by retinal illumination

Depends on the realtive luminous efficiency of wavelengths

Filters decrease brigtness

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What is a luminosity curve?

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a graph that illustrates the ensitivity to different wavelengths

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How is a luminosity curve constructed?

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Made by asking an observer to increase luminance of lights of various wavelengths until they appear equal in birghtness to a yellow light of fixed luminance.

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What is the peak sensitivity of a light adapted eye?

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555nm

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What is the peak sensitivity of a dark adapted eye?

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505 nm (blue)

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What is the Bezold-Brucke phenomenon?

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As brightness increases, most hues appear to change.

Low intensities: blues greens yellows are greener, reds ad oranges are redder

High intensities: blues, yellows greens are bluer, reds oranges are yellower

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What are the 3 exceptions to the Bezold-Brucke Phenomenon?

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  1. blue or 478nm
  2. green of 583nm
  3. yellow of 578nm

do not change with changes in intensity

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What is the Abney effect?

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as white is added to any hue, desaturating it, the hue appears to change slightly in color, all colors except yellow appear yellower

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What is an afterimage?

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after a color is stared at for 20 sec, it begins to fade/desaturate

Then, when gazing at a white background, the complement of the color appears (this is an afterimage)

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Why is white perceived as white?

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Becuase white paint reflects all photons equally well

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Why does charcoal appear black?

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it absorbs most of the light that strikes it

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Why is a blue flower blue?

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blue flowers appear blue because it best absorbs yellow, red and green. Blue is absorbed least, so a greater number of blue photons are reflected

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What substance makes a green leaf appear green?

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chlorophyll which absorbs red and blue and reflects green.

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How could a dress appear purple in incndescent light while looking blue in fluorescent light?

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Incandescent/tungsten light emits a relatively greater number of photons of longer (red) wavelength than shorter (blue) wavelength.

Fluorescent light emits a greater number of blue and green wavelengths

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What can be best used to uncover full refractive error in children and hyperopes?

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cycloplegia

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What is the average refraction of infants?

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2D hyperopia

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Between whuch ages is a myopic shift common in children?

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ages 8-13

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When should you prescribe glasses for a child with hyperopia?

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When should you prescribe glasses for a child with myopia?

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When should you prescribe glasses for a child with astigmatism?

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What is the optically preferable location for placing the astigmatism correction on a lens?

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On the rear surface (closer to the eye)

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What is an astigmatic dial?

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12 spokes corresponding to clock hours are projected on a screen.

The spokes parallel to principle meridians of eye’s astigmatism are sharp

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What should you do with the base curve of new glasses compared with old?

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Kepp the base curve the same as the old pair of glasses.

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What tool is used to measure the base curve of a lens?

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The Geneva lens clock

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How does a Geneva Lens clock work?

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the direct dioptric power of convex, concave, or aspheric lens surface is read on the dial of the clock

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What is the calibration of a Geneva lens clock based on?

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Refractive index of crown glass (1.52)

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Name 3 methods to try to acheive binocular balance?

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  1. Prism dissociation
  2. Balanced fogging
  3. Duochrome testing
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What is prism dissociation?

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3 base up prism over 1 eye and 3 base down prism over the other eye

(use Risley prism in phoropter)

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What is balanced fogging?

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fog both eyes and alternate cover until equally fogged.

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What is the duochrome test based on?

what VA is required)

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Red-green balance of both eyes (VA must be 20/30 )or better

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Where should bifocal segments be placed in glasses?

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place segments as high as practical in relatiioon to optical centers of distance lenses

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What is Kestenbaum’s rule?

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used to estimate the strength of a plus lens required to read newspaper print without accomodation

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How do you calculate Kestenbaum’s rule?

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Add power = reciprocal of best distance acuity

Reciprocal of add power= working distance (in meters)

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What are the disadvantages of aphakic spectacles?

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  • 25% magnification
  • altered depth perception
  • pincushion distortion
  • ring scotoma (prismatic effect at edge of lens causes visual field loss of 20%)
  • jack in the box phenomenon (peripherally invisible bjects suddenly appear when gaze is shifted)
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What is the SRK formula?

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Name the values in the SRK formula

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A = A constsant (related to lens type)

L = axial length in mm

K = average K value in D

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How much error in lens power will occur if you are off by 1mm on the axial length?

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2.5D error in IOL power

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How much error in lens power will occur if you K measurements are off by 1D?

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1.25D error in lens power

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How much error in lens power will occur if you are off in lens power by 1mm?

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1.0 D change in power

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Vergence equation

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Lens power equations (in diopters)

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Snell’s law equation

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Prismatic power equation

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Prentice’s rule equation

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Reduce schematic eye equation

(calculations of retinal image size)

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Spherical equivalent equation

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Refracting power of a spehrical equivalent

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Reflecting power of a spherical mirror

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Power of a thin lens immersed in fluid

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Power of a lens at a new vertex distance:

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Linear magnificantion equation:

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Axial magnification equation

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Angular magnification

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Angular magnification equation

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Simple magnifier equation

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Telescope (Galilean and astronomical)

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Total accomidation through a telescope equation

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Friedman's Ophthalmology (12 decks)

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