Unit 1 Flashcards
Lens types
-CR-39
-Trivex
-Polycarbonate
-Mid-index
-High-index
-Aspheric
-Glass
CR-39 index
1.498
Trivex index
1.530
Poly index
1.586
Mid-index index
1.6 or 1.57
High index index
1.67
Aspheric index
1.61 or 1.67 or 1.74
Glass index
1.523
Base curve formula
F1 + F2 = FT
Approximate formula
F0= Fsph + Fcyl (Sin 0) ^2
How do you know if there is prism in lens?
-When looking in lensometer the lines inside cannot be centered
-When PD and OC is off and doesnt match the order
-When you move the frame table in between OD and OS lens
How to measure verticle prism in lensometer?
-You need to know where the person is looking through and mark it
-Put the mark spot on the eye piece of lensometer
-Note down where the illuminated target is positioned, compare the two
How was the first bifocal made in early 20th century
-A cemented wafer was the first bifocal made
-The bifocal was a reading ADD cemented on to the distance power
-Introduced by AO (american optical) in the mid 1880s
When was cemented wafer made?
1880
When was ultex made?
1917 - semi circle (inside of lens not outside)
When was Tillyer ful vue made
1925 (round style bifocal , OC is at top)
When was panoptik made
1929 - (sold under licnesed, fused glass bifocal )
When was kyrptok made
1935