November is almost here!. Are you prepared for your ABO Exam? This is a good summary of what you should know going in to your NOCE test.

Preparing for your NOCE

Make sure you know your Math!

  • Prentice’s Law
  • Minimum Blank Size
  • Image Jump
  • Slab Off
  • Focal Length
  • Prism Conversion
  • Vertex Distance Conversion
  • Nominal Power
  • Power in Any Meridian
  • Metric Conversion

Make sure you know your tools!

  • Lensometer
  • Lens Clock
  • Shop Protractor
  • Hand tools
  • Calibration

Make sure you know your frames!

  • Frame parts
  • Plastic Frame Materials
  • Metal Frame Materials
  • Boxing System
  • Decentration and Seg Drop Calculation
  • Bench Alignment
  • Frame Adjusting
  • Frame Repair
  • Frame Selection

Make sure you know your lenses!

  • Lens Materials
  • Lens Characteristics
  • Abbe Value
  • Aberrations
  • Light Transmission Values
  • Index of Refraction
  • Multifocal Types
  • Measuring Multifocals
  • Sun lenses
  • Safety lenses
  • Base Curves
  • Corrected Curve Theory
  • Iseikonic Lenses
  • Lens Coatings

Make sure you know your regulations and tolerances!

  • Power Tolerances
  • Cylinder Tolerances
  • Axis Tolerances
  • Prism Tolerances
  • Base Curve Tolerances
  • HIPAA
  • Safety Tolerances
  • Rx Legalities

Make sure you know your eye anatomy and your optical theory!

  • Parts of the Eye
  • Refractive Errors
  • Non-refractive Errors
  • Diseases of the Eye
  • Geometric Optics
  • Light Theory
  • Color Perception
  • Optical Cross
  • Toric Cross
  • Plus and Minus Axis

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