Week 5 Lens Materials and Coating Flashcards
Which one of the following lens materials already has low ultraviolet radiation transmissibility?
A) CR39
B) High index glass
C) Crown glass
D) Polycarbonate
polycarbonate
Which one of the following is the lightest lens material?
A) CR39
B) Trivex
C) Crown glass
D) Polycarbonate
Trivex
What does An Abbe number of 32 indicate?
indicates poor constringence. The higher the number, the less chromatic aberration.
The least impact resistant material is:
A) CR39
B) Toughened glass
C) Crown glass
D) Polycarbonate
Crown glass
The most impact resistant lens material is:
A) TR90
B) Phoenix
C) Trivex
D) Polycarbonate
Polycarbonate
Reflection free coatings require the following to be true:
A) Reflected light from the lens and coating surfaces must be 180 degrees out of phase and undergo destructive interference
B) The thickness of the antireflective layer must be half the thickness of yellow light and the refractive index of the lens material must be the square root of the refractive index of the lens coating.
C) Antireflective layer must be equivalent in thickness to 1/4 the wavelength of yellow light and the refractive index of the coating must be equivalent to the square root of the refractive index of the lens material.
D) Reflected light from the lens and coatings must be 360 degrees out of phase and undergo addition.
A and C
Path condition – The AR layer must be ¼ of the wavelength of light (yellow is selected to represent white light). Because the light reflected back from the front surface of the lens has traveled through ½ the wavelength, it is 180o out of phase, and destructive interference will occur, hence canceling the reflected light.
Amplitude Condition – the amplitude of the light waves in the coat and lens are required to be equal for correct destructive interference to occur. This occurs when
nc = √n
where nc = refractive index of coat, and n = refractive index of lens material.
The most damaging of the ultraviolet radiations
- has wavelength of 320-400 nm
- has chronic effects such as brunescent cataract
How do you calculate absolute refractive index?
Speed of light in a vacuum = c
Speed of light in material =v
C/V = absolute refractive index
How do you calculate relative refractive index?
Speed of light in air = vair
Speed of light in material = vmaterial
V(air) / V (material) = n (refractive index)
What wavelength is used to represent light in Australia?
587.56nm (Australia)
546.07nm (Europe)
What is the formula for the speed of a wave?
v = wavelength x frequency
What is the formule for refractive index?
n = c/v
AUS VS Europe wavelength of light means
AUS - smaller n for the same material
EUR - higher n for the same material
- caution when patients get glasses from overseas, and how the lens is manufacturered
What are the benefits of a higher refractive index lens materials?
The same dioptric power can be achieved with an increased radius of curvature, make the lens flatter.
*less lens bulging out of the frame
- good for higher rx
What is the formula of refractive power (F) ?
F = n’ - n / 2
F = refracting power (D)
r = radius of curvature of surface in m
n = index of refraction of medium through which light passes before reaching the surface
n’ = index of refraction of the medium on the emergent side of the surface
What is constringence?
A measure of the chromatic aberrations produced by dispersion.
What is the Abbe number?
A measure of constringence, ability of a lens material to keep white light together (ie to prevent it from producing chromatic abberations)
What is the formula for Abbe value?
V (d) =( n (d) - 1 ) / ( n (f) - n (c)
n (d) = refractive index of yellow light for the material
n (f) = refractive index of blue light for the material
n (c) = refractive index of red light for the material
- larger denominatior = smaller abbe number
- higher abbe number = less chromatic abberation
Important information about Abbe number?
- lower abbe number = more likely to reduce visual acuity in the periphery of high powered lens
- px may complain vision is “less sharp”
- low dispersion V = 45 <
- medium dispersion V = >39 but <45
- high dispersion = v = <39