Learning Objectives:
Acquire the skills necessary to accurately verify all parameters of a given pair of glasses.
This includes:
- Identifying all types of spectacle lenses.
- Neutralizing an unknown prescription using a manual lensometer. Optimal use of an automated lensometer.
- Marking the optical centers to ensure proper alignment.
- Identifying and measuring any prism present in the lenses.
- Measuring lens pupil/segment height, base curve and thickness.
- Transposing prescriptions accurately to different formats when needed.