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Emmetropia
is when light rays are brought to
focus at
retnia.
It forms a
crisp
image.
NO
spectacle
lens correction needed.
Mypoia
is when light rays are focused
INFRONT
of retina.
Causes
blur circle
at retnia.
due to axial length of eye being
too long
OR dioptric power of cornea being
too strong.
Correct using
negative
lens!! (spherical)
Hyperopia
is when light rays are focused
BEHIND
retnia.
due to axial length of eye being
too short
OR dioptric power of cornea
too weak.
Correct using
positive
lens !! (spherical)
Can also correct using accommodation -
crystalline
lens
Astigmatism has
two
focal lines
causes
blur ellipse
Midway point between two focal lines, produces a blur circle called "
circle of least confusion
"
Astigmatism
forms when the cornea is not
spherical
, causing light rays to
diverge.
Astigmatism forms
ellipse
images rather than point images.
Spherical
eye = Normal eye
Spherical cornea = radius of curvature is
SAME
in
ALL
directions (power is same in
ALL
directions)
Astigmatic cornea
= radius of curvature NOT same all directions !!
(power NOT same all the way round)
3 MAIN TYPES LENSES TO correct ASTIGMATISM:
Cylindrical
lenses
Sphero-cylindrical
lenses
Toric
lenses
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