Dispensing Optics

1. Introduction to Dispensing Optics 1

2. Frame Types and Frame Materials 23

3. Parts of the Spectacle Frame 32

4. Frame Selection 39

5. Lens Selection 51

6. Pupillary Distance Measurements and Optical Center of Lens 72

7. Multifocal Segment Height Measurements 82

8. Dispensing in Myopia 90

9. Dispensing in Hypermetropia 97

10. Dispensing in Presbyopia 102

11. Progressive Addition Lens Dispensing 112

12. Prism Dispensing 133

13. Dispensing Prescription Sunglasses 141

14. Occupational Dispensing of Spectacle 147

15. Pediatric Optical Dispensing 155

16. Digital Dispensing Systems and Lens Customization 162

17. Lens Ordering and Verifications 169

18. Lens Insertion 175

19. Fitting Spectacle Frame 183

20. Non-adaptation to Spectacles 203

21. Case Studies 223

Bibliography 235

Index