MT1 CL2 Flashcards
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Regular Astigmatism
Meridians are 90 degrees apart
Ways to stabilize SCL
Prism ballast, peri-ballast, dual slab off, truncation, toroidal back surface
How is CL different for myope
less sphere and cylinder
how is CL different for hyperope
more sphere and cylinder
What are ranges for cyl
.75 to 2.25. Go up in .50 steps.
Prism ballast
Allows the watermelon effect (the lens to squeeze CL down with upper eyelid). Have 1-1.50 BD.
Peri Ballast
Prism lens with prism taken from central.
Double Slab off
Only prism left in the central portion. The top and bottom edges are very thin. Lids stabilize. Overall thinner lens. use with tight lids or small fissures.
Truncation
have a small amount of prism ballast and cut the edge off. This is a last resort as poor comfort.
Back surface toric
Tori on back of lens. Done to line up with patient;s own astigmatism to stabilize.
How much rotation is one clock hour?
30 degrees of rotation
Young
First to describe astigmatism in his own eye
Donders
First to study and classify different RE conditions. I.e. myopia, hyperopia, astigmatism.
Typical axis in dx set
Full circle in 10 degree steps.
What will a SCL do that a GP lens will not
neutralize lens cyl. GP only neutralizes cornea cyl.
Are patient very sensitive to axis good SCL topic wearers?
NO.
How do SCL normally Ride
Temporal. Due to nasal sclera being slightly more elevated
Affects of SCL decenterization
Optic center not in correct place.
Normal corneal diameter
11.8 mm
Scleral drop of torics
Typically 1.25. Want more stabilization
When to vertex
If above 4 D
How to allows go about correcting the astimatism
UNDER correct
Cause of decreased vision if marker at 6 o’clock
RE, overtaxing errors, lens draping effect, cylinder masking, Tear lens effects.
Induced astigmatism and rotation
increases with amount of degrees rotated.