REFRACTION THEORY (STUDY EVERYDAY) Flashcards
Unaided visual acuity 6/12 (estimate)
1 diopter
Unaided visual acuity 6/24-6/36 (estimate)
2 diopter
Unaided visual acuity 6/60 (estimate)
3 diopter
Fog eye
+2.0D lens
which to neutralise first?
ALWAYS neutralise most positive (with light/fast against)
refine sphere 0.25
less than 6/9
refine sphere 0.5
6/9 - 6/18
refine sphere 1.0
more than 6/18
LogMar 0.0
6/6
LogMar 0.1
6/7.5
LogMar 0.2
6/9
LogMar 0.3
6/12
LogMar 0.4
6/15
LogMar 0.5
6/19
LogMar 0.6
6/24
LogMar 0.7
6/30
LogMar 0.8
6/38
LogMar 0.9
6/48
LogMar 1.0
6/60
Refine sphere speech
Is that letter clearer with [place a +0.25 sphere in front of their eye] or without the lens
[remove the +0.25 sphere] or about the same?’
Sphere logmar lenses (3)
Sphere 0.25 Logmar 0.0 , 0.1
Sphere 0.5 Logmar 0.2, 0.3 , 0.4
Sphere 1.0 Logmar 0.5 and above
Cyl logmar (2) lenses
Jcc 0.25 logmar 0.0, 0.1, 0.2, 0.3
Jcc 0.5 logmar 0.4 and above
Sphere 0.25 speech
‘Is that letter better, or just smaller and darker?’