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Essentials of Ophthalmic Lens Finishing

  • 2nd Edition - July 8, 2003
  • Latest edition
  • Author: Clifford W. Brooks
  • Language: English

Highly readable and packed with instructional photos and drawings, this book also features a separate kit for practicing lens edging layout at home. Proficiency tests for… Read more

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Highly readable and packed with instructional photos and drawings, this book also features a separate kit for practicing lens edging layout at home. Proficiency tests for self-assessment are included for each chapter and are an excellent review for examinations.

Key features

  • Seven new chapters cover changes in the lens industry, lens insertion, rimless and semi-rimless frames, and lens tinting and engraving
  • Contains a centration skills booklet for practicing lens edging layout
  • Proficiency tests for self-assessment included with each chapter

    • Readership

    Optometry students, Opticianry students, Optometrists

    Table of contents

    1. An Overview of the Fabrication Process

    2. Spotting of Lenses

    3. Lens Shapes, Patterns and Frame Tracers

    4. Centration of Single Vision Lenses

    5. Centration of Progressive Addition Lenses NEW!

    6. Centration of Segmented Multifocal Lenses

    7. Blocking of Lenses

    8. Edging

    9. De-blocking

    10. Hand Edging

    11. Lens Tinting NEW!

    12. Lens Insertion and Standard Alignment NEW!

    13. Drilled, Slotted and Notched Mountings NEW!

    14. Nylon Cord and Other Groove-Mountings NEW!

    15. Lens Impact Resistance and Testing NEW!

    16. Maintenance and Calibration

    17. Edger Wheels and Cutters

    18. Safety and Environmental Concerns NEW!
    Appendices
    Proficiency Test Questions Key
    Glossary
    Index
    Lens Centration Skills Series

    Review quotes

    REVIEW OF CURRENT EDITION:

    "Most optical books presume the reader has some basic knowledge to build upon. This book, however, makes no assumptions and guides the reader through the steps necessary to become proficient with the foundations of everyday optics. The author did a very commendable job in achieving these important and necessary objectives. Learning optics can be intimidating for many but this book simplifies the important concepts in a succinct and easy to follow format. Every office that hires opticians or optical assistants should have a copy of this book."
    -Doody Enterprises

    “This book, accurately titled, is a detailed compendium of information required to understand lens finishing in an ophthalmic laboratory. The book is comprehensively written from the viewpoint of physically performing the activities and processes in a finishing laboratory. The most impressive aspect of this book is the thoroughness and extreme attention to detail. It is difficult to imagine a specialty situation or nuance that is not addressed in this book. Each chapter is enhanced with a liberal number of figures and photographs that are very useful.”
    - Optometry and Vision Science – VOL. 81

    Product details

    • Edition: 2
    • Latest edition
    • Published: July 8, 2003
    • Language: English

    About the author

    CB

    Clifford W. Brooks

    Affiliations and expertise
    Associate Professor of Optometry, Indiana University School of Optometry, Bloomington, IN, USA

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