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OpenOptix ABO Study Guide - Laramy-K Optical

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DOCUMENT SPONSORS AND CONTRIBUTING AUTHORS ............................3<br />

CHAPTER 1: OCCULAR ANATOMY ..................................................................6<br />

Major Ocular Structures ............................................................................................................................. 6<br />

Refractive Errors.......................................................................................................................................... 8<br />

Extraocular Muscles................................................................................................................................... 11<br />

CHAPTER 2: BASIC OPTICAL PRINCIPLES ...................................................13<br />

Light and the Electromagnetic Spectrum................................................................................................. 13<br />

Index of Refraction..................................................................................................................................... 14<br />

Lens Power.................................................................................................................................................. 16<br />

Prism............................................................................................................................................................ 16<br />

Prism by Decentration ............................................................................................................................... 18<br />

CHAPTER 3: LENS FORM ................................................................................19<br />

Sphere.......................................................................................................................................................... 19<br />

Cylinder....................................................................................................................................................... 22<br />

Aspheric Lenses .......................................................................................................................................... 26<br />

Transposing Prescriptions ......................................................................................................................... 29<br />

CHAPTER 4: LENS OPTIONS...........................................................................30<br />

Lens Materials ............................................................................................................................................ 30<br />

Lens Material Properties Summary.......................................................................................................... 34<br />

Principles of AR Coatings.......................................................................................................................... 35<br />

Photochromic Lenses.................................................................................................................................. 36<br />

Polarized Lenses ......................................................................................................................................... 37<br />

This document is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License. 7/30/2009<br />

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