Spectacle Lenses: Theory and Practice

Author:   Colin Fowler (Senior Lecturer, Optometry and Vision Sciences, Aston University, Birmingham, UK) ,  Keziah Latham Petre, PhD, BSc, MCOptom (Lecturer, Optometry and Vision Sciences, Aston University, Birmingham, UK)
Publisher:   Elsevier Health Sciences
Edition:   2nd Revised edition
ISBN:  

9780750623704


Pages:   160
Publication Date:   20 March 2001
Format:   Hardback
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Spectacle Lenses: Theory and Practice


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This up-to-date text offers a practical approach to the theory and practice of how spectacle lenses are made and how they work in correcting vision. It also covers the more fundamental aspects of spectacle lens dispensing with relevance to areas such as visual optics and geometric optics.Pitched at the correct level for study - easy to follow for undergraduates Theory is related to practical reality - so students can take the textbook through to the early years of practice Extensive examples enable the reader to follow through calculations - great for revision and quick reference!

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Author:   Colin Fowler (Senior Lecturer, Optometry and Vision Sciences, Aston University, Birmingham, UK) ,  Keziah Latham Petre, PhD, BSc, MCOptom (Lecturer, Optometry and Vision Sciences, Aston University, Birmingham, UK)
Publisher:   Elsevier Health Sciences
Imprint:   Butterworth-Heinemann Ltd
Edition:   2nd Revised edition
Dimensions:   Width: 18.90cm , Height: 0.80cm , Length: 24.60cm
Weight:   0.340kg
ISBN:  

9780750623704


ISBN 10:   0750623705
Pages:   160
Publication Date:   20 March 2001
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of print, replaced by POD   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Introduction; Basic optical principles; Spherical lens forms; Astigmatic lens forms; Prisms and prismatic effects; Spectacle lens materials and lens manufacture; Measurement of lens power; Len aberrations, best form and aspheric lenses; Bifocal and trifocal lenses; Varifocal spectacle lenses; Tinted and treated lenses.

Reviews

-I wholeheartedly recommend this book to all students of optometry and ophthalmic dispensing and to practitioners in the dispensing or manufacture of opthalmic lenses.- Andrew Kierl, Senior Lecturer Anglia Polytechnic University


""I wholeheartedly recommend this book to all students of optometry and ophthalmic dispensing and to practitioners in the dispensing or manufacture of ophthalmic lenses."" Andrew Kierl, Senior Lecturer Anglia Polytechnic University


I wholeheartedly recommend this book to all students of optometry and ophthalmic dispensing and to practitioners in the dispensing or manufacture of opthalmic lenses. Andrew Kierl, Senior Lecturer Anglia Polytechnic University


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