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OverviewThis 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! Full Product DetailsAuthor: 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: 9780750623704ISBN 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 We will order this item for you from a manufatured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsIntroduction; 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 Author InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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