Ophthalmic Optics I

Mathematics for Ophthalmic Opticians III 1100-2BO13
Optometric tools 1100-2BO07
Optometry I 1100-2BO12
Physics Laboratory for Ophthalmic Optician 1100-3BO14

(in Polish) Przedmiot przeznaczony jest dla studentów na kierunku Europejskie Studia Optyki Okularowej i Optometrii (ESOOiO)

Blended learning

A lecture preparing and supplementing course in the laboratory of Spectacle Optics I and Spectacle Optics II.

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

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

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

A written exam checking the theoretical knowledge provided during the lecture and the calculation skills necessary to calculate parameters important for making glasses.