Über dieses Produkt

Product Identifiers

PublisherElsevier-Health Sciences Division

ISBN-100750694815

ISBN-139780750694810

eBay Product ID (ePID)713426

Product Key Features

Number of Pages583 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameSystem for Ophthalmic Dispensing

Publication Year1996

SubjectOptometry, Ophthalmology

FeaturesRevised

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaMedical

AuthorIrving M. Borish, Clifford W. Brooks

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.3 in

Item Weight56.3 Oz

Item Length11.2 in

Item Width8.6 in

Additional Product Features

Edition Number2

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN96-009212

Dewey Edition20

ReviewsVery straightforward & methodical in its presentation of concepts; range of info from very basic to moderately sophisticated; good reference for students preparing for state board exams; please update the old dispensing pictures -- when students see the 1970ish pictures, they think the text is outdated!

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal617.7/52

Edition DescriptionRevised edition

Table Of ContentQuick guide to standard alignment; Quick guide to fitting; Troubleshooting: a fast reference guide; Frame types and parts; Frame measurements and markings; Measuring the interpupillary distance; Frame selection; Reference point placement, multifocal height, and blank size; Ordering and verification; Lens insertion; Standard alignment; Adjusting the frame; Repairs and modifications; Progressive addition lenses; Absorptive lenses; Review of basic mathematic principles; Refraction of a single light ray; Refraction of multiple light rays; Lens form and analysis; Optical considerations with increasing lens power; Optical prism; The near addition; Prism and accommodation at near; Lens materials and protective eyewear; Special lens designs;Appendixes: ANSI Z80.1 prescription ophthalmic lenses -- recommendations; ANSI Z87.1-1989 eye and face protector selection chart; Special purpose frames; Glossary

SynopsisSystem for Ophthalmic Dispensing provides a step-by-step tool for learning ophthalmic dispensing: how to fit and adjust frames and the basic principles of ophthalmic lenses. This revision of the classic text incorporates new material on multifocals, high index lenses, aspherics, progressive addition and absorptive lenses, as well as practical information on new frame materials and related changes in how frames are adjusted. New chapters include: Prism and Accommodation at Near; Lens Materials and Protective Eyewear; and Special Lens Designs., System for Ophthalmic Dispensing provides a step-by-step tool for learning ophthalmic dispensing: how to fit and adjust frames and the basic principles of ophthalmic lenses. This revision of the classic text incorporates new material on multifocals, high index lenses, aspherics, progressive addition and absorptive lenses, as well as practical information on new frame materials and related changes in how frames are adjusted. New chapters include: Prism and Accommodation at Near; Lens Materials and Protective Eyewear; and Special Lens Designs. * - A classic * * New material on multifocals, high index lenses, aspherics, and progressive addition and absorptive lenses * * Complete coverage from the details of frame construction to the optics of the most advanced ophthalmic lenses

LC Classification NumberRE979.B76 1996