Stuff I Can’t Get Right Flashcards

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Titanium frames

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Advantages: Hypoallergenic, lightweight, corrosion-proof, strong
Disadvantages: not easy to manufacture, can be labeled titanium while containing other metals

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ANSI Z87.1 -2003
High Impact

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  • No less than 2mm thick at thinnest point
  • 1/4” steel ball shot at lens at 150’/s
  • Sandblasted
  • Poly or Trivex
  • Etched temple
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Vitreous Chamber

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Between retina and lens
Filled with vitreous humor

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ANSI Z87.1 -2003
Basic Lenses

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  • 3.0mm thick (>+3.00: 2.5mm)
  • 1” steel ball dropped 50”
  • Sandblasted
  • Must have warning label
  • Etching on temple
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1.7X High Index

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1.70 ABBE: 36
1.74 ABBE: 33
Pros: Thickness
Cons: Cost, ABBE value
Must have AR

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Posterior Chamber

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Between the iris and lens
Contains aqueous humor

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Macula

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Small, sensitive area of the central retina, providing vision for fine work and reading

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Anterior Chamber

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Between the cornea and iris
Contains aqueous humor

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Layers/Tunics of the Eye

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1- Fibrous tunic (sclera and cornea)
2- Vascular tunic (iris, choroid, ciliary body; nourishment)
3- Nervous/Neural tunic (inner layer of photoreceptors and neurons; consists of retina)

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Trivex

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N=1.53
ABBE: 43-45
Pros: mid to high RX, coatings and tints, replaces poly, good/great optics
Cons: thickness rivals plastic

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Papilla

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Small bump where the optic nerve exits the eye

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Memory Metals

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Pros: Bend instead of break, return to original shape, spring-like quality, lightweight
Cons: Poorly designed, impossible to adjust, bad for asymmetrical faces

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Medial Rectus

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-Rotates eye towards nose
-Attaches to the eye and runs straight back

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Polyamide

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-Nylon
-Lightweight
-Chemical resistant
-High UV resistance
-Don’t use heat

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Glass

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N=1.53
ABBE: 58
Pros: scratch resistance, optics, coatings, chemical resistance
Cons: weight, safety, availability, processing time

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Superior Rectus

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Eye looks up
Attaches directly to eye and runs straight back

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Polycarbonate

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N=1.586
ABBE: 31
Pros: safety, availability, weight, high sph rx, good for children and people w/ one eye
Cons: coatings and tints, high cyl rx, ABBE value

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Superior Oblique

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Eye rolls, looks down, to the side
Attaches under superior rectus but follows same path

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Keratoconus

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Degenerative corneal disease where the center of the cornea becomes conical in shape

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Fovea

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Depression in the retina that contains only cones and provides acute eyesight

21
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Optyl

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Memory plastic
Can be adjusted with heat and holds shape when cooled

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Aphakia

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Condition of the eye with the crystalline lens removed or missing due to trauma

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Aphakic Lens

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Lens worn after cataract surgery when an intraocular implant is not put into the eye after removal

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Base In/Base Out Prism

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Patient may describe objects as being tilted

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Limbus

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Where the cornea and sclera join

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Plastic

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N= 1.49/1.50
ABBE: 58
Pros: cost, optics, coating and tints, basic rx
Cons: thickness, weight, will break if cracked or drilled

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Low Power Aspheric Lens

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All aspheric lenses not specifically designed for post-cataract use

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Vogel’s Rule

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Plus lens
- BC= spherical equivalent +6.00D

Minus lens
- BC= half spherical equivalent +6.00D

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Vertex Distance

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Distometer
From front of cornea to back of lens
Plus lens
- towards eye loses, away from eye gains
Minus lens
- towards eye gain, away from eye loses

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1.6X High Index

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ABBE: 36-42
Pros: high rx, coatings, optics
Cons: cost, inconsistent tinting, some labs won’t drill
AR

31
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Light

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Form of radiant energy
186,000m/s

32
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Monel

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Nickel based
Pros: easy to adjust, hold adjustments, strong, lightweight, wide range of colors, economical, solder
Cons: plating can wear off, prone to breaking, erodes quickly, heaviest of metal frames