Ophthalmic Optics I 1100-3BO12
The classes will discuss issues related to materials for spectacle frames and lenses, as well as the technique of measuring and making glasses. Students also learn the computational methods necessary to make glasses with given parameters.
1. History of spectacle optics
2. Spectacles frames (types, materials, dimensions)
3. Measurement of pupillary distance
4. Determining the parameters needed to make single-focal, bifocal and progressive glasses
5. Measurement of the front vertex power of lenses
6. Centering glasses lenses
7. Prismatic correction in glasses
8. Standard for adjusting spectacle frames
9. Repair of eyeglass frames
10. International and European standards for the production of spectacle frames and lenses
11. Parameter verification
Mode
Requirements
Optometry I
Physics Laboratory for Ophthalmic Optician
Optometric tools
Prerequisites (description)
Course coordinators
Learning outcomes
Knowledge of the history of spectacle optics
Knowledge of spectacle frames (types, materials, dimensions)
Ability to measure pupillary distance and knowledge of available methods
Knowledge of methods for determining parameters needed to make single-focal, bifocal and progressive glasses
Ability to measure the front vertex power of lenses
The ability to center spectacle lenses
The ability to calculate prismatic correction in glasses by moving the optical centers apart
Knowledge of the standard for adjusting spectacle frames
Knowledge of basic methods of repairing spectacle frames
Knowledge of international and European standards regarding the production of spectacle frames and lenses
Ability to verify glasses parameters
Assessment criteria
A written exam checking the theoretical knowledge provided during the lecture and the calculation skills necessary to calculate parameters important for making glasses.
Bibliography
1. M. Zając, Optyka okularowa, DWE 2007
2. C. Brooks, System for ophthalmic dispensing, Elsevier 2007
3. M. Jalie, Ophthalmic lenses and dispensing, Elsevier 2008
4. T.Fannin, T.Grosvenor, Clinical optics, Butterworth-Heinemann 1996
Additional information
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