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NORTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF OPTICIANS

THEORY OF LIGHT

REFERENCES:
Brooks & Borish, System for Ophthalmic Dispensing, 2nd ed Butterworth-Heinemann, 1996.
Stoner & Perkins, Optical Formulas Tutorial, Butterworth-Heinemann, 1996.
The North Carolina State Board of Opticians THEORY OF LIGHT examination may include but will not be limited to the following topics:
metric system and conversions;
reflection;
refraction;
Snell's Law;
total internal reflection;
optical prism;
index of refraction;
Iens concepts and characteristics;
vergences;
surface poser;
focal length;
lens form and analysis;
special lens designs.