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Decks in this class (18)

1.1 Why measure vision
Key words ologists graphers ists ...,
What is fundamental to optometry,
What does opto mean
14  cards
1.2 - Mathematical concepts
Why are we interested in angles,
Example of things different size ...,
How can we use angles to determin...
11  cards
1.3 - Snellen Chart Design
What are the features of snellen ...,
What does british standard instit...,
What is aim of british standard i...
39  cards
1.4 - Using a snellen chart
What is the standard observer,
Why do we need a standard observer,
What is form vision
19  cards
1.5 - LogMAR chart
Advantages of snellen charts,
Limitations of snellen chart,
What can amblyopia be affected by
16  cards
2.1 - Basic optical concepts
What are rays,
What is a point source,
What are wavefronts
28  cards
2.2 - Thin lenses and refraction
What happens during thin lens app...,
Definition of thin lens approxima...,
What does thin lens approximation...
39  cards
2.3 - Application to the human eye
What is optical axis,
What does light fall on when you ...,
What is direction of angle betwee...
12  cards
3.1 - Introduction to refractive error
What is refractive error,
What is refractive error measured in,
Where is refractive error measured
11  cards
3.2 - Emmetropia and Myopia
What is emmetropia,
Where is far point located in emm...,
Where does 2nd focal point in emm...
40  cards
3.3 - Hypermetropia
What is hypermetropia,
Where is sharp image produced in ...,
Ray diagram for hypermetropia
16  cards
3.4 - Causes and correction of ametropia
What can spherical ametropia be s...,
What happens in spherical ammetropia,
What is spherical ametropia cause...
28  cards
4.1 - Magnification
Why consider image size,
What is transverse magnification,
What is equation for transverse m...
15  cards
4.2 - Image height for distant object
Why cant you use m l l for distan...,
What is classed as infinitely dis...,
What ray is used to calculate ima...
31  cards
5.1 - Blur circles and the pinhole
When does blur circles on the ret...,
What happens in myopia and hyperm...,
What happens with increasing blur
36  cards
5.2 - Blurred image height
What is h,
Hb,
What happens in myopic ray diagra...
34  cards
5.3 - Spectacle magnification
What lens is needed to correct my...,
What happens in spectacle lens co...,
What does spectacle correction af...
21  cards
7.1 - Introduction to Astigmatism
What is astigmatism,
What happens in astigmatism,
What is a toric surface
26  cards

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