By:
Mohamed F Elbarghathi
INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES (ILOS)
01 DISCUSS IN BRIFE THE BASIC OPTICS OF REFRACTION &
LENS PROPERTIES.
02 HOW TO IDENTIFY LENSES.
03 DISCRIBE THE EMMATROPIA AND ITS REQUIRMENTS.
INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES (ILOS)
04 DISTINGUISH THE VARIOUS TYPE OF REFRACTIVE ERROR &
ITS CORRECTION.
05 LIST THE CLINICAL FINDINGS OF MYOPIC FUNDUS
06 EXPLAIN ACCOMODATION REFLEX.
What happen when light strike on surface ?
Reflection Refraction
Refraction
Refraction of light is a
phenomenon of change in the
path of light when it passes from
one medium to another due to
change in velocity.
Refraction
θ1
θ2
𝑺𝐢𝐧 𝜽𝟏 = 𝒏 𝒙 𝑺𝐢𝐧 𝜽𝟐
𝒏 = 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒕
𝒏 =
𝑽𝟏
𝑽𝟐
Refractive index
Air 1.00
Water 1.33
Cornea 1.37
Crystalline lens 1.39 – 1.40
Window glass 1.50
Diamond 2.50
LENS
A lens is a transparent optical device, which
has at least one curved surface. The lenses are
made of either glass or plastic.
LENS
SPHERICAL CYLINDRICAL
SPHEROCYLINDER
convex concave convex concave
Compound
spherocylindrical
Mixed
spherocylindrical
The spherical lenses have a single power in
all meridians and bring the parallel rays to a
pinpoint focus that may be real or virtual
Unlike cylindrical lens has power only in one
axis, which is at right angles to the long axis and
forms a line of parallel rays, parallel to the axis of
the cylindrical lens
LENS
Axis
Spherical
Focal point
Focal line
90
135
180
45
0
LENS
F
∞
F
∞
SPHERICAL LENS
Real Image
Virtual Image
Real image
Virtual image
So Diopteric power =
What is Diopter ?
A unit of measurement of the refractive power of lenses equal to the
reciprocal of the focal length in meters.
F
∞
10 cm
(f) in meter
1
0.1
1
= 10 D
Cylindrical lenses are a cut from a cylinder.
The outer surface of the cylinder gives the lens plus
power, while the inner surface gives minus power.
CYLINDRICAL LENS
The cylindrical lens has an axis and a
meridian. The axis of the lens is the axis of original
cylinder and the meridian is at right angles to the
axis.
The cylindrical lens has no power along the
axis. The power is in the meridian.
CYLINDRICAL LENS
Concave cylinder
Convex cylinder
Cylinder
Focal
Line
∞
CYLINDRICAL LENS
Convex cylinder
Focal
Line
CYLINDRICAL LENS
Concave cylinder
How to Identify Lenses?
lenses can be identified by :
Their physical
properties .
Lensometer
SPHERICAL LENS
SPHERICAL LENS
Convex Concave
CYLINDRICAL LENS
SCISSORING EFFECT
Lensometer
Manual Automatic
6M
EMMATROPIA
Parallel rays of light are brought to pinpoint focus on the retina,
when accommodation at rest
Normal axial length
EMMATROPIA REQUIRMENTS
Normal refractive power
Of cornea
Normal refractive power
Of lens
23.5 -24.00
mm
42 Diopter
18+- Diopter
Total Power of the eye 60D
AMMATROPIA
are a group of refractive disorders of the
eye where the parallel rays are not brought to pinpoint
focus on the retina when accommodation is at rest.
Etiology
Abnormal axial length of the eyeball.
 Change in curvature of the ocular media.
 Alteration in refractive index of ocular media:
• Lens:(e.g. Cataract ) – Absent. (e.g. Aphakia)
• Cornea: Increased.
Myopia
Refractive error
Myopia is that error of refraction where
parallel rays are brought to focus in front of the
retina when accommodation is at rest .
Myopia
MYOPIA (Near sightedness)
MYOPIA (Near sightedness)
Axial myopia
Most common type
MYOPIA (Near sightedness)
MYOPIA (Near sightedness)
Refractive myopia
Increase refractive power of cornea or lens
Less common
Myopic fundus (Pathological myopia)
• Progressive retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) thinning A tessellated
appearance ( Tigroid fundus ) .
• Peri-papillary atrophy.
• Oval appearance of optic disc, The tilted appearance myopic
crescent ( temporal crescent)
• Lacquer cracks
• Fuchs spots (also referred to as Forster-Fuchs spots)
• Staphyloma development,
Myopic fundus (Pathological myopia)
Normal fundus
x
Myopic fundus (Pathological myopia)
Myopic Posterior Staphyloma
Myopic Posterior Staphyloma
Myopic Posterior Staphyloma
Staphyloma
Myopic Staphyloma
MYOPIA (Near sightedness)
MYOPIA (Near sightedness)
Concave or diverging lenses
Minus lenses
MYOPIA (Near sightedness)
Correction
Refractive surgeries
Hypermetropia
Refractive error
Hypermetropia is that ametropia where
parallel rays are brought to focus behind the
photosensitive layer of the retina
Accommodation can partially or completely eliminate
hypermetropia .
Hypermetropia
Hypermetropia (Far sightedness)
Hypermetropia (Far sightedness)
Axial hypermetropia
Hypermetropia (Far sightedness)
Hypermetropia (Far sightedness)
Refractive hypermetropia
Decrease refractive power of cornea or lens
Hypermetropia (Far sightedness)
Hypermetropia (Far sightedness)
Convex or converging lenses
Plus lens
Hypermetropia (Far sightedness)
Correction
Refractive surgeries
Astigmatism
Refractive error
Astigmatism is that error of refraction where
all parallel rays are not brought to focus at a point
may be in front or behind the photosensitive layer of
the retina
Astigmatism above 2D cylinder is considered
to be high astigmatism, Astigmatism has strong
hereditary tendency.
Astigmatism
Astigmatism
Image focused in retina as line instead of point
Corneal or lenticular
Most commonly corneal in origin .
Astigmatism
Circle of least
confusion
1
2
3
4
5
Conoid of Strum
How to correct astigmatism ? +1.75 DC
How to correct astigmatism ? +1.75 DC
How to correct astigmatism ? +1.75 DC
Presbyopia
Refractive error
6M
Presbyopia
Presbyopia
25 cm
Presbyopia
25 cm
Normally image focused on retina by action
of accommodation reflex
Normally accommodation reflex preserved until age 45 years
Accommodation reflex
Contraction in ciliary muscle
Relaxation in zonules
Increase in A/P Diameter of lens
Increase in lens power
Accommodation reflex
25 cm
Accommodation reflex
25 cm
Accommodation reflex
25 cm
Causes of Accommodation reflex loss
By age >> 45 years .
When crystalline lens removed ( Cataract
surgery )
Occur early in hypermetropia and late
in myopia
How to correct presbyopia
By PLUS Lenses ( convex ) .
Anisometropia
Refractive error
Anisometropia is the binocular state where refractive
power of the two eyes is not equal. Difference > 2.5D
Antimetropia is a term that denotes refraction in two
eyes of different types, i.e. one is myopic and the other is
hypermetropic.
To have a binocular single vision, both eyes should
have isokonic images.
Anisometropia
Anisometropia
Aphakia
Simple
myopia
Anisometropia
Significant anisometropia and aphakia
best corrected with : CL
To avoid aniseikonia
And to preserve BSV
CL = Contact lense ---- BSV = Binocular single vision ---- Aniseikonia = Different in retinal image size
Measurement
Refractive error
Retinoscope Autorefractometer
Refractive error measurement
Retinoscope Autorefractometer
Refractive error measurement
Auto kerato refractometer
Retinoscope
Refractive error symptoms
Visual SYMPTOMS
Non visual
Decrease
Distant vision
Decrease both
Decrease Near
vision
ASTHENOPIA SQUINT BLEPHARITIS
RECURRENT
STYE
Thanks for attention !

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