NORTH CAROLINA

STATE BOARD OF OPTICIANS

 

OPHTHALMIC LENSES EXAMINATION

 

REFERENCES:

 

Brooks, C.W. Understanding Lens Surfacing. Butterworth-Heinemann, Boston, 1992.

Brooks, C.W., and Borish, I.M. System for Ophthalmic Dispensing. Butterworth-Heinemann, Boston, 1996.

 

The North Carolina State Board of Opticians OPHTHALMIC LENSES examination may include but will not be limited to the following topics:

 

·        optical and physical properties of ophthalmic crown glass, flint, barium crown, CR-39, polycarbonate;

·        absorptive lenses and lens coatings;

·        physical characteristics of single vision and multifocal lenses;

·        aberrations and ophthalmic lens design;

·        formulas including the sagitta formula, formula relating to center and edge thickness, back vertex power, front vertex power, and oblique powers.