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System for ophthalmic dispensing/ by Clifford W. Brooks,edited by Geoffrey W. Goodfellow

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: St. Louis, Missouri: Elsevier, c2024Edition: 4th editionDescription: 1 online resource (xvii,555pages): illustrations (some color); 28cmISBN:
  • 9780128239261
  • 0443117330
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • RE979.B76 2024
Contents:
CONTENTS Part I. Ophthalmic dispensing-- 1. Frame types and parts-- 2. Frame measurements and markings-- 3. Measuring the interpupillary distance-- 4. Frame selection-- 5. Reference point placement, multifocal height, and blank size determination-- 6. Ordering and verification-- 7. Lens insertion-- 8. Standard alignment-- 9. Adjusting the frame-- 10. Frame repairs and modifications-- Part II. Ophthalmic lenses-- 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 eyewear, and sports eyewear-- 24. How lenses are edged.
Summary: This text provides a step-by-step system for properly fitting and adjusting eyewear, including the nuances of lens selection, making it an ideal resource both for students who are just learning about dispensing and practitioners who want to keep their skills up to date
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Books Books KMTC:NAIROBI CAMPUS General Stacks RE979.B76 2024 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 31890
Books Books KMTC:NAIROBI CAMPUS General Stacks RE979.B76 2024 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 2 Available 31891

Previous edition: published as by Clifford W. Brooks, Irvin M. Borish. 2007
Includes index

CONTENTS
Part I. Ophthalmic dispensing--
1. Frame types and parts--
2. Frame measurements and markings--
3. Measuring the interpupillary distance--
4. Frame selection--
5. Reference point placement, multifocal height, and blank size determination--
6. Ordering and verification--
7. Lens insertion--
8. Standard alignment--
9. Adjusting the frame--
10. Frame repairs and modifications--
Part II. Ophthalmic lenses--
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 eyewear, and sports eyewear--
24. How lenses are edged.

This text provides a step-by-step system for properly fitting and adjusting eyewear, including the nuances of lens selection, making it an ideal resource both for students who are just learning about dispensing and practitioners who want to keep their skills up to date

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