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A '''vertometer''' is an ophthalmic bench instrument used to measure ] power of a lens. It differs from a ] or ] which is a general dispensory tool for opticians to verify spectacle prescriptions at the laborartory. A vertometer, on the other hand, is a more precision instrument used to locate, mark, and index a lens optical center for edging, mounting, and construction of a spectacle prescription. |
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== History naming the precision instrument == |
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The theory of geometrical optics uses ray tracing techniques. In many of his models, ] used a mathematical formula that measured a ] distance. This nomenclature prevailed throughout hundreds of years, during a time that studies of optics may have been misunderstood. Derived from the word, the measure of the focal length of a lens is represented by the reciprocal of the vertex distance in meters, or ]s. A vertometer's barrel & wheel measure the lens power in sphere, cylinder:axis, and can be used to calculate prismatic power by indexing the optical center offset from the visual axis. An ink coated stylus is used to mark these points on the lens in the optical laboratory. |
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== See also == |
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== References == |
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* ''(includes picture of instrument)'' |
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* ''R. Weldon Smith'' |
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