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Which meridian is with-the-rule astigmatism steeper?

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Vertically (90 degree)

Wider than it is tall

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What should the keratometer read if calibrated correctly?

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7.5/45

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Which is steeper? 45.0 D or 42.0 D?

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45 is steeper

Higher the diopter is steeper

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Which is steeper? 7.5mm or 8.04mm

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7.50mm is steeper

The lower the mm is steeper

Meters and diopters are inversely related

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How many millimeters is 0.5 D?

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0.1mm

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How many millimeters is 5 D?

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1mm

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How many millimeters is 1 D?

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0.2mm

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If 42.00 D = 8.04mm, how many millimeters is 42.50 D?

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  1. 94mm
  2. 5 - 42 = 0.5 D = 0.1mm
  3. 04 - 0.1mm = 7.94mm
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If 45 D = 7.50mm, then how many mm are in 44.50 D?

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  1. 60mm

7. 50mm + 0.10mm = 7.60

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What is the index of refraction of the cornea?

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1.3375

If calculating with radius of curvature, use 337.5

N-1(1000) = 337.5

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At what power do you have to start worrying about vertex distance?

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After +/- 4 Diopters

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What do the hotter colors on the computer keratometry mean?

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Those are the steeper areas

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What are the Sim K values on the computer keratometry reading?

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They are the equivalent to the manual keratometry reading

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How do you expand the range of the ketatometer for a very high reading? (Above 52 diopters)

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Place a +1.25 D trail lens over the objective opening to increase the range by 9 diopters

OR multiply the K reading by 1.185 for an exact reading

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How do you expand the range of the keratometer for a very low reading? (Less than 36D)

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Place a -1.00 D trail lens over the objective opening to shift it down by 6 D

OR

Multiply K reading by 0.840

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What are the advantages of the keratometer?

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Ease of use

Low cost

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What are the disadvantages of the keratometer?

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Only central 3 mm
Apex is not directly measured, ONLY the geometric center - which is not always the steepest K reading (contacts rest at the corneal apex)
Examiner error possible
The keratometer is change may not correspond with the refractive change

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What is keratometry good for?

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Initial selection of lens parameters
Initial base curve selection
Prediction of residual cylinder

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What is the most important assessment in GP contact lens fitting?

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Fluorescein pattern evaluation

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What is the most important assessment for soft lens fit?

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Contraction and lens lag

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What does it mean if there is fluorescein pooling in a ring around the center and none at the edge?

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Fluorescein needs 20 microns to show up, so it places like the middle where there is no fluorescein it means it is sitting tightly against the cornea there

No fluoro at the edges means CL is too tight

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What are the regions of the cornea?

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Optic cap - steepest area at the center - 3-4mm

Paracentral/mid peripheral region - flattens as you go out - 4-8mm

Peripheral region - 8-11mm

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What should you do if you can’t get the keratometer in focus?

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Move the head reset placement

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What do you need to make sure you do in strabismic patients?

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Definitely occlude one eye

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Back surface is what shape?
Concave MINUS power -45
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What shape is the front surface?
Convex PLUS power +45
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The back surface is the ____ curve?
Fitting
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The front surface is the _____ curve
Power
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If you require a power of -5 D, what will the front and back surface powers be?
Back surface will be -45 and front surface will be +40 (flatter)
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If you need a power of +5 D what should the front and back surfaces be?
Back is -45, front is +50 Steeper
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To accurately measure the total corneal power, what do you need to measure? 3 things
Anterior corneal curvature Posterior corneal curvature Central corneal thickness
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Which is the one surface that the keratometric equation takes into consideration?
Anterior corneal curvature This is why it is only an approximate calculation of optical power of the cornea
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The curvature (in diopters) is a reciprocal of what?
Radius of curvature (in meters)
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A large radius of curvature means?
Small curvature
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What is normal astigmatism?
2 principal meridians are perpendicular
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Keratometry can not measure?
Asphericity
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What is toricity?
A difference in the horizontal meridian vs the vertical meridian Aka astigmatism
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What is asphericity?
Steeper in the middle vs flatter in the outer or vice versa Not a perfect sphere
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Steeper in the vertical meridian is what kind of astigmatism?
With the rule
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Steeper in the horizontal meridian is what kind of astigmatism?
Against the rule
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What is the difference between axial vs tangential maps?
In axial maps all the circles are lined up on the same optical axis (Most people prefer these maps) In the tangential maps the radius is just measured from off the tangent to the surface (the radii may not be in a line)
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What are elevation maps?
All the notches in or out have the same curvature There is a best fit sphere placed on top, the cornea below it is a depression (show up as blue on map) and the cornea above it is an elevation (show up as red on the map)
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What is the difference in the axial curvature maps vs the elevation maps?
The axial curvature maps look like the normal astigmatism maps (bow tie pattern) The elevation maps show the elevation or depression at the edges, so there are red spots in the superior and inferior with yellowish color in the middle
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What does bright green mean on elevation maps in a contact lens fitting?
Green means the more clearance between the lens and the cornea Black means less clearance
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What does the Scheimpflug do for centration that the OCT does not?
The Scheimpflug uses the corneal apex as a standard reference The OCT relies on the examiner’s identification of the pupil center
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Which machine takes several pictures across the cornea and then puts them together like pizza slices
Pentacam But this one takes more time
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This is the opposite of the pentacam.. it is quicker because it only takes one picture?
Corneal topography
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What is Cassini’s elevation based topography?
It is asymmetrical with 7 trianglular plates It is more sensitive to small differences It can discern feature changes along both the radial and tangential directions
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What is the usual radius of curvature for a contact lens?
7-9mm
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What is the purpose of having bicurve or tricurve contact lenses?
Helps in fitting the lens There are no optical properties Most CLs are bi or tri curves
51
Where is the power located in CLs?
Optical zone It must be larger than scotopic pupil size
52
What is the base curve of the contact lens?
The curvature of the central portion of the posterior surface of the lens
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The cornea is _____ and the base curve is ______
Cornea is steeper Base curve is flatter
54
What is the chord diameter?
The width of the contact lens Usually 13-15mm Some riding gas permeable (RGP) are smaller
55
Are the peripheral curves flatter or steeper than the base curve?
Usually flatter to blend and enhance comfort
56
Why is large thickness detrimental to contact lenses?
Thicker the lens means less oxygen permeability
57
What is the Sagittal depth of the contact lens?
The distance between the center of the lens to the plane connecting the edges The sagittal depth decreases as the base curve increases(lens is flatter)
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With the same diameter, an increased lens curvature means?
More sagitta
59
Black in a fluorescein picture means?
Contact, near zero clearance
60
What is the tear lens?
An optical lens formed by the entrapped tear film layer between the posterior surface of a contact lens and anterior surface of the cornea
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As a rule of thumb for tear lens power, for every 0.05mm radius of curvature difference, what is the diopter power?
0.25 D The steeper the base curve, the more plus lens power The flatter the base curve, the less tear lens power
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The steep part of the cornea that usually includes the geometric center
Apical zone Usually 3-4mm
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This is the steepest point of the cornea
Corneal apex
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What is the usual degree between the pupillary axis and the light of sight?
3-5 degrees
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What is the vertex distance?
The distance between the back surface of the lens and the front surface of the cornea
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What is the formula for the downstream optical power?
Power/(1-transposition (in m) * power)
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How do plus and minus lenses affect the retinal image?
Plus lens magnifies Minus lens minifies So with CLs, less magnification for a plus and less minification for a minus lens
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When switching myopes from glasses to contacts what may happen?
Highly myopic patients may have better VAs in contacts b/c of the minification that happens with glasses Hyperopes have the opposite effect - less VA with contacts This is important for aniseikonia and aphakia***
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In myopia, the need to converge is ___ with a CL
More
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In hyperopia, the need to converge is ___ with CL
Less
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In myopia there is ___ accommodative demand with CLs
More A myope when viewing a near object accommodates more with CLs than white spectacles
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In hyperopia ____ accommodative demand is needed with CLs
Less A hyperope when viewing a near object will accommodate less with CLs
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Who is credited to first thinking about contact lenses?
Leonardo DaVinci
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What material supposed to have the best oxygen permeability
Silicone hydrogel

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