OpenOptix ABO Study Guide - Laramy-K Optical
OpenOptix ABO Study Guide - Laramy-K Optical
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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