Dispensing Optics

This book is a practical guide to the dispensing of spectacles for optometry trainees and opticians.

Divided into twenty chapters, the text begins with an overview of frame types and materials, different parts of a frame, and frame selection.

The next chapters discuss the selection of lenses for different ocular conditions, including prescription sunglasses, followed by detail on fitting and ordering spectacles.

The final chapter describes ten real life case studies experienced by the author.

Full of photographs, diagrams and tables, this useful manual provides trainees with step by step guidance on selecting, fitting and dispensing spectacles.

Key points

Practical guide to dispensing of spectacles for optometry trainees and opticians Provides step by step guidance on frame types, lens types, and fitting for different ocular disorders Includes chapter on prescription sunglasses Features ten real life case studies experienced by the author