FOURTH SEMESTER
COURSE/ PAPER- OPTOMETRIC OPTICS II & DISPENSING OPTICS
L T P C
SUBJECT CODE- BOPT301
2 - 2 3
Learning objective-The objective is to equip the students with through knowledge of
different types, materials, tints, properties, coating of spectacle lenses as well as different
frames.
Learning Outcome- At the end of the course, the students will be able to
dispense different lens according to the requirement as well as perform facial
measurement and marking related to dispensing optics.
UNIT -1
• Spectacle Lenses
• Manufacture of glass
• Lens materials
• Lens surfacing
• Principle of surface generation and glass cements
• Terminology used in Lens workshop
• Lens Quality
• Lens properties
• Methods of Inspecting the quality of lenses
UNIT -2
• Spectacle Frames
• Types and part
• Classification of spectacle frames-material, weight, temple position
• Coloration
• Frame selection
• Frame & lens measurements and selection
UNIT – 3
• Tinted & Protective Lenses
• Characteristics of tinted lenses Absorptive Glasses
• Safety lenses-Toughened lenses, Laminated Lenses, CR 39
Polycarbonate Lenses
• Reflection from spectacle lenses - ghost images
UNIT – 4
• Multifocal Lenses- Introduction, history and development, types
• Bifocal lenses, Trifocal & Progressive addition lenses
• Reflections in bifocals at the dividing line
• Marking and measurement in dispensing optics.
UNIT – 5
• Antireflection coating, Mirror coating, Hard Multi Coating [HMC],
• Spectacle magnifiers
• Lenticular & Aspherical lenses
• Special types of spectacle
• Industrial safety glasses
• Frame availability in Indian market
• Soft skills and professional communication with Patient and Customers