How to Do Many Optical Things Table of Contents

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1.0 Objective     3

2.0 The Human Eye     3

3.0 Eyeglasses Correction.     4

4.0 What about reading glasses.     5

5.0 How to use the E-Chart (and other Tests) to measure a patient's eyes.     6

6.0 How to measure Pupillary Distance (PD)     7

7.0 How to assemble Snap-Together glasses.     8

7.1 For a patient with no astigmatism     8

7.2 For a patient with astigmatism     9

8.0 How to use the Nikon Autorefractor     10

9.0 EYE DISEASES AND CONDITIONS     12

9.1 GLAUCOMA     12

9.2 PINK EYE (CONJUNCTIVITIS)     13

9.3 PTERYGIUM     13

9.4 CATARACT     13

9.5 EYE PAIN     14

9.6 MACULAR DEGENERATION     14

10.0 USING THE FOCOMETER.     15

10.1 QUICK FOCOMETER TEST (No Astigmatism)     15

10.2 DETAILED FOCOMETER TEST (Has Astigmatism)     15

11.0 USING THE TRIAL LENS SET.     17

11.1 Frame Setup     17

11.2 Check Sphere     18

11.3 Astigmatism correction     18

11.4 Record your Prescription     18

12.0 The Lens Rack     19

13.0 Helpful Tools     20

14.0 Purchase Recommendations     21

14.1 Recommendation for reading glasses purchases.     21

14.2 Recommendation for Sunglasses Purchases.     22

14.3 Other Miscellaneous Purchases     22

15.0 What to do with your Used Prescription Glasses     23

16.0 Preparation Checklist     24

17.0 SETTING UP OUR STATION     26

                                          APPENDICES

APPENDIX A - Glasses Racks & Boxes     28

APPENDIX B - INSTRUCTIONS FOR EYE CARE PAGE 1     29

APPENDIX B (Cont) - INSTRUCTIONS FOR EYE CARE PAGE 2     30

APPENDIX C - SPANISH READING CHART     31

APPENDIX D - FOCOMETER ANGLE CHART     32

APPENDIX E - FOCOMETER SCALE CHART     33

APPENDIX F - Optical Area Layout Plan     34

APPENDIX G - Addresses and References     35

APPENDIX H - Patient Referral Form     36