Optics Review


Study Guides

Ophthalmic Optics Review

Available in 3 formats (powerpoint, PDF (1 slide per page), and PDF (6 slides per page))

Review (powerpoint)
Review (PDF: 1 slide per page)
Review (PDF: 6 slides per page)

Formula List

Practice Questions

Review Questions
Explanations for Review Question Answers

Videos

Ophthalmic Lens Materials & Standards

Lens Materials
Lens Standards

Properties of Ophthalmic Lenses

Curvature, Radius, Sagittal Depth, & Lens Clock
Lens Form, Base Curve, & Transposition
Lens Thickness
Pantoscopic Tilt
CH 3 Problem Set

Power Specification of Ophthalmic Lenses

Specification of Lens Power
Lensometer Optics
CH 4 Problem Set

Correction of Ametropia

Amplitude of Accommodation
Retinal Image Size
Prescribing for High Refractive Errors
CH 5 Problem Set

Spectacle Frames & Measurements

Spectacle Frames & Measurements

Ophthalmic Prism

Review of Basic Principles & Prismatic Effects
Specification of Ophthalmic Prism
Decentration
Verification & Misc Topics
Prescribing Prism
CH 7 Problem Set

Aberrations & Lens Design

Aberrations & Lens Design

Multifocal Spectacle Lenses

Review of Presbyopia
Multifocal Optics
PAL Lenses
Clinical Considerations for Multifocal Correction
CH 9 Problem Set

Tints & Absorptive Lenses

Effects of UV & IR Radiation
Reflections & Coatings
Absorptive Lenses I
Absorptive Lenses II
Prescribing Absorptive Lenses
CH 10 Problem Set

Anisometropia & Aniseikonia

Anisometropia
Aniseikonia
Prescribing for Aniseikonia
CH 11 Problem Set