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

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

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ISBN: 9780323846264

Publication Date: 10-16-2006

Page Count: 688

Imprint: Butterworth-Heinemann

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Key Features
- 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
Contents

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
B: ANSI Z87.1-1989 Eye and Face Protector Selection Chart
C: Special Purpose Frames
Authors

Clifford W. Brooks, OD, Associate Professor of Optometry, Indiana University School of Optometry, Bloomington, IN, USA 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