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  2. List of optometric abbreviations - Wikipedia

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    AC 4/4: Grade 4 anterior chamber angle: open angle between cornea and iris AC 3/4: Grade 3 anterior chamber angle: AC 2/4: Grade 2 anterior chamber angle: AC 1/4: Grade 1 anterior chamber angle: AC 0/4: Grade 0 anterior chamber angle: closed angle between cornea and iris AC/A: Accommodative convergence / Accommodation ratio

  3. Pupillary distance - Wikipedia

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    Monocular PD refers to the distance between either the right or left visual axis to the bridge of the nose, which may be slightly different for each eye due to anatomical variations but always sums up to the binocular PD. [4] [5] For people who need to wear prescription glasses, consideration of monocular PD measurement by an optician helps to ...

  4. Optometry - Wikipedia

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    6.3.4 Hungary. 6.3.5 Ireland. 6.3.6 Italy. ... India has approximately 15,000 optometrists Bachelor of Optometry (4-year trained as per University Grant Commission ...

  5. Eye care professional - Wikipedia

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    [3] [5] [6] [7] Because of this training, ophthalmologists are the only physicians medically trained to manage the complete range of eye and vision care. [3] [6] After 8 years of post college education, about 40% of ophthalmologists choose to further subspecialize in a specific part of the eye, by completing 1-2 more years of fellowship ...

  6. Eyeglass prescription - Wikipedia

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    PD or IPD Pupillary Distance or Interpupillary Distance, respectively. It is the distance between pupil centers. BVD Back vertex distance is the distance between the back of the spectacle lens and the front of the cornea (the front surface of the eye). This is significant in higher prescriptions (usually beyond ±4.00D) as slight changes in the ...

  7. Bagolini Striated Glasses Test - Wikipedia

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    [3] The patient is asked to describe or draw what they have seen [3] When asking the patient to describe what they see, the clinician can prompt them by asking: How many lights do you see; How many lines do you see; Do the lines cross; Are the two lines seen at the same time; Do the lines intersect through the light; Do the lines have any gaps ...

  8. Pinhole occluder - Wikipedia

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    A pinhole occluder is an opaque disk with one or more small holes through it, used by ophthalmologists, orthoptists and optometrists to test visual acuity. The occluder is a simple way to focus light, as in a pinhole camera, temporarily removing the effects of refractive errors such as myopia. Because light passes only through the center of the ...

  9. Phoropter - Wikipedia

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    The lenses were increased to 34 inch diameter, the permanent size, and the unit was much more massive, with a weight of 7 lb. 9 oz., and with a range of +16.87 to -19.12 sphere and 6.00 cylinder, with auxiliary lenses to increase these to +18.87/-21.12 sphere and 8.00 cylinder. All these models resembled the original DeZeng model in design ...