Parts of the RX
Coatings and Add-ons
Lenses
Frames
Contact lenses
Troubleshooting
100
Eyeglass prescriptions are measured in this unit.
What is a diopter?
100
The coating used to filter out horizontal light waves, improving visual clarity and reduces eye strain.
What are polarized lenses?
100
This machine is used to take the pupillary distance.
What is a pupillometer?
100
This measurement
What is the eye size? (or "A" measurement)
100
The contact lens ordering platform used to order RGP lenses.
What is ABB?
100
An adjustment for a patient who's complaining they see the line in their bifocal when looking straight ahead.
What is lower the frame on the face?
1. flatten the nosepads
2. raise the temples
200
This indicates the amount of lens power, measured in diopters (D), prescribed to correct nearsightedness or farsightedness
What is the Sphere?
200
These are the only Transitions colors available for a bifocal or trifocal.
What are gray and brown?
200
The type of multifocal that includes distance, intermediate, and reading Rx and has two lines in the lens.
What are trifocals?
200
This type of frame should not be heated up to make adjustments.
What is metal frames?
200
A patient wears Biofinity toric lenses. This is the ordering platform they should be invited to.
What is Dr. Contact lens?
200
An appropriate adjustment for a person complaining that their vision is blurry at near in their progressives.
What is raise the frame on the face?
1. narrow the nosepads
2. lower the temples
300
The average range for this component on a RX is +1.00 to +3.00 D.
What is the reading or add power?
300
This lens material has better optical clarity and scratch resistance than polycarbonate, and is often used for safety lenses.
What is trivex?
300
This lens has levels 1, 2, 3, 4 and is used for computer fatigue.
What is Eyezen?
300
These frames typically don't have adjustable nose pads
What are acetate (or zyl, plastic) frames?
300
True or false: A contact lens prescription should match a glasses prescription.
False. They are often different. Contact lens manufacturers do not make contacts with all the same parameters as glasses.
300
The adjustment needed when a patient's frame is crooked and too high on the right side.
What is raise the right temple?
400
This is an example of what conversion
-1.50 +0.50 x 90
-1.00 -0.50 x 180
What is transposition (from plus cylinder used in ophthalmology to minus cylinder used in optometry)?
400
The type of Transitions that will darken behind a windshield.
What is Xtra Active Transitions?
400
The measurement for this type of lens is taken at the bottom of the patient's pupil.
What is a trifocal?
400
The part of the frame that extends from the hinges to the ear piece, holding your frames on your face.
What are the temples?
400
A patient wears Dailies Total 1 Multifocal lenses. This is the number of lenses that typically come in a box.
What is 90?
400
An adjustment for a frame the keeps falling off a patient's face.
What is
1. bend the earpieces?
2. tighten any loose screws?
3. increase face form?
500
This occurs when an irregularly shaped cornea or lens prevents light from focusing properly on the retina.
What is an astigmatism?
500
This type of lens material is ideal for patient's with prescription powers of +/-7.00D.
What is high index 1.74?
500
When a patient has one eye significantly misaligned with the other, this is the method for measuring a PD.
What is measuring each eye fixating separately?
500
The three measurements needed to confirm frame size.
What are eye size, bridge size (DBL), and temple length?
500
A patient would like to order their Air Optix lenses. What ordering platform do you invite them to?
What is Marlo?
500
This is always needed before remaking a lens.
What is Dr. Smiths signature?