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Ophthalmic Optics Final Questions With Complete Solutions What is a prism diopter? The amount of prism needed to divert a ray of light 1 cm from its original path measured 1 m distance What is the location that the prism is prescribed in single vision lenses? a) fitting cross b) distance re...

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Ophthalmic Optics Final Questions With
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What is a prism diopter? The amount of prism needed to divert a ray of light 1 cm from its

original path measured 1 m distance




What is the location that the prism is prescribed in single vision lenses?

a) fitting cross

b) distance reference point


c) prism reference point c) prism reference point (PRP/MRP)




What is prentice's rule? prism diopters= decentration (cm)* lens power


(the power used in this equation is the power in the meridian that the patient is looking in)




Reasons to prescribe prism

a)strabismus

b) phoria/tropia


c) both a and b c) both

, Ophthalmic Optics Final Questions With
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When does unwanted prism occur? when the lab de-centers incorrectly and the patient is

no longer looking through the OC




Decentering the lens occurs when moving the ______ to where the _____ is

a) frame to where the eye is


b) eye to where the frame is a) you have to move the frame you can't move the eye (move

frame to align OC with PD)




What is the equation for PD? frame PD= (A+DBL)/2




What happens if both eyes are not pointed at the same target at the same time? diplopia

(prism can correct double vision)




Which of these prism prescriptions is not paired correctly with the tropia it corrects:

a)BI-exo

b)BO-eso

c)BD-hyper


d)BU-hyper d) because BU should be used to correct hypo

, Ophthalmic Optics Final Questions With
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How do you line up the PRP with PD? first decenter the lens so that the OC is aligned

with PD, then after finding the prism reference point with prentice's rule, decenter the frames

again so that PRP is lined up with PD




Horizontal prism in the same direction ______ and different direction______ when combining

prism across both eyes

a) add; add

b) add; cancel


c)cancel; add b) add; cancel




Vertical prism in the same direction ______ and different direction______ when combing prism

across both eyes

a) add; add

b) add; cancel


c)cancel; add c) cancel; add

, Ophthalmic Optics Final Questions With
Complete Solutions
When combining prism across the same eye: opposing directions will ______ and same direction

will______ cancel; add




What can we do to improve lens appearance for high amounts of prism? split the prism

between both eyes




Which prism corrects temporary conditions and allows for correction in plano power?

a) Fresnel

b) Resultant

c) Grinding


d) Clip on d) clip on




Which prism grinds the difference between edge thickness along the base-apex line at the

meridian of prismatic effect?

a) Fresnel

b) Resultant

c) Grinding


d) Clip on c) grinding

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