cover image - System for Ophthalmic Dispensing,Elsevier E-Book on VitalSource, 3rd Edition
ISBN: 9780323846264
Copyright: 2007
Publication Date: 10-16-2006
Page Count: 688
Imprint: Butterworth-Heinemann
List Price: $71.99

System for Ophthalmic Dispensing,Elsevier E-Book on VitalSource, 3rd Edition

by Clifford W. Brooks, OD and Irvin Borish, OD, DOS, LLD, DSc

Elsevier eBook on VitalSource

cover image - System for Ophthalmic Dispensing,Elsevier E-Book on VitalSource, 3rd Edition
ISBN: 9780323846264
Copyright: 2007
Publication Date: 10-16-2006
Page Count: 688
Imprint: Butterworth-Heinemann
List Price: $71.99
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System for Ophthalmic Dispensing,Elsevier E-Book on VitalSource

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    • A glossary of key terms provides easy access to definitions.
    • Proficiency tests at the end of each chapter reinforce your understanding of the material through multiple-choice, fill-in-the-blank, matching, and true/false questions.
    • A new full-color design with hundreds of illustrations that clearly demonstrate key procedures, concepts, and techniques.
    • Updated coverage of the latest dispensing procedures and equipment.
    • Detailed information on the newest types of lenses, including progressive, absorptive, aspheric, and atoric.
    • Updated photos feature more current frames and lenses, keeping the book up to date with today's eye care trends.
  • 1. Frame Types and Parts

    2. Frame Measurements and Marking

    3. Measuring the Interpupillary Distance

    4. Frame Selection

    5. MRP Placement, Multi-Focal Height and Lens Blank Size Determination

    6. Ordering and Verification

    7. Lens Insertion

    8. Standard Alignment

    9. Adjusting the Frame

    10. Frame Repairs and Modifications

    11. Review of Elementary Mathematical Principles

    12. Characteristics of Ophthalmic Lenses

    13. Lens Curvature and Thickness

    14. Optical Considerations with Increasing Lens Power

    15. Optical Prism: Power and Base Direction

    16. Optical Prism: Decentration and Thickness

    17. Fresnel Prisms and Lenses

    18. Lens Design

    19. Segmented Multifocal Lenses

    20. Progressive Addition Lenses

    21. Anisometropia

    22. Absorptive Lenses

    23. Lens Materials, Safety and Sports Eyewear

    24. Fabrication of Eyewear

    Appendix A: ANSI Z80-1995 Prescription Ophthalmic Lenses--Recommendations

    Appendix B: ANSI Z87.1-1989 Eye and Face Protector Selection Chart

    Appendix C: Special Purpose Frames
  • Clifford W. Brooks, OD, Associate Professor of Optometry, Indiana University School of Optometry, Bloomington, IN and Irvin Borish, OD, DOS, LLD, DSc, Professor Emeritus, Indiana University School of Optometry, Bloomington, IN; Former Benedict Professor, University of Houston, College of Optometry, Houston, TX
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