Toric transposition
What is a Toric lens? A toric lens is defined as a lens which has one surface toroidal (one of ... Read more
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Protect Your Eyesight this Holi: Tips for Safe and Colourful Celebrations
Holi is a celebration of colour, joy, getting together with family and friends, and food. Everyone in the nation is ... Read more
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Keratometry
The keratometer is a specialized instrument used by optometrists and ophthalmologists to measure the curvature of the cornea. This measurement ... Read more
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Cross cylinder to Spherocylinder
Steps of the cross-cylinder to Spherocylinder Step 1: Choose either one cross cylinder out of two, as the sphere. Step ... Read more
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Sphero-cylinder to Cross cylinder form
Another way of writing lens prescriptions is cross-cylinder form. Usually, this form is never used to write spectacle lens prescriptions. ... Read more
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Simple transposition
It’s a method of converting spectacle prescriptions from one cylinder form to another i.e. plus cylinder to minus cylinder or ... Read more
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Lensometer
A lensometer is an optical instrument that is used to determine the refractive power and the prescription of eyeglasses or ... Read more
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Retinoscopy
Retinoscopy is an optical diagnostic test used by eye care professionals to determine the refractive error of a patient’s eyes. ... Read more
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Computerized eye testing
Eye testing has come a long way since the traditional charts and lenses. The advent of technology has led to ... Read more
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Jackson Cross Cylinder
Introduction of JCC Jackson crossed cylinder is a combination of two cylinders of equal strength but of an opposite sign ... Read more
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