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FERNANDO T. LANDRITOO JR. O.D., L
N D OO M.A.T

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CEU, SCHOOL OF OPTOMETRY

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LENS FORMULA TO ME
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A lens formula is a system for writing D T O
prescription. A N OP
. L F
T
+1.75 D Sph O
1. Sphere
2. Simple Cylinder D O D Cyl
-2.25 O LX 70
3. Sphero Cylinder N -1.50 O
A
N SC
4. Crossed Cylinder H
-1.25
D Sph ⁐ -2.00 D Cyl X 140
D Cyl X 50 ⁐ -3.25 D Cyl X 140
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A Cylinder Lens prescription can D be
T O as
follows : A N OP
. L F
T
1. Sphero Minus Cylinder : +1.50 D SphO
D
2. Sphero Plus Cylinder O: -1.50O L ⁐ -2.00 D Cyl X 90
D Sph ⁐ -0.75 D Cyl X 35
3. Crossed CylinderN
A H O D Cyl X 50 ⁐ -3.25 D Cyl X 140
: -1.25

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It is the re-writing a cylinder lensD T
formulaOfrom one
form to another. A N O P
L F
T. O
O
D OO L
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1. SPH CYL TO SPH CYL J TR
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+1.75 D SPH -2.00 D D RX 25 O
N
CYL
P T
+
A O

Change Sign
L F

Rotate
Add
-0.25 D
T. O
O
DD SPHOO L
(+) CYL
N
-0.25
A A CH Ch
+2.00 D CYL X 115
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1. SPH CYL TO SPH CYL J TR
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a. -1.75 D SPH +3.00 D CYL X 62
(-) Cyl. +1.25 D SPH -3.00 D CYL N D PT
X 152
O
L A O
b. +2.75 D SPH -0.75 D T
. O F
L
CYL X 143
O
D +0.75 O
O
(+) Cyl. +2.00 D SPH D CYL X 53
N
A CH
c. -4.50R
N S CYL X 15
(+) F
E –
D SPH -5.25D
U D SPH +5.25 D CYL X 105
Cyl. -9.75
E
C
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FLAT TRANSPOSITION
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2. SPH CYL TO CROSS CYL J TR
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+2.50 D SPH -1.00 D CYLR
X 120 O
++2.50 D D T
N
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+1.50
OF

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ta

O 30L +1.50 D CYL X 120

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D CYL XO
X CYL +2.50D
A NC HO R A C
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1. SPH CYL TO CROSS CYL J TR
T O E
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a. -1.50 D SPH -0.50 D CYL X 20
(-) Cyl. -1.50 D CYL X 110 -2.00 DN D X 20 T O
A
CYL
O P
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b. +4.75 D SPH +1.75 DT O
L
CYL X 70
O
D X 160 O+6.50 D CYL X 70
O
(+) Cyl. +4.75 D CYL
N
A CH
N S D CYL X 55
c. +2.75RD SPH -1.50
(+) F
E –
U D CYL X 145 +1.25 D CYL X 55
Cyl. +2.75
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3. CROSS CYL TO SPH CYL J TR
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-1.50 D CYL X 175 -2.75D R
D CYLTXO
85
N
- -1.50
A-1.25 DO D P
L
OF
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T.
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Copy
(-) CYL -1.50 DO
D O L D CYL X 85
SPH -1.25

A N
C
H OS C
R N SC
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to another Sph Cyl.

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FLAT TRANSPOSITION
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1. CROSS CYL TO SPH CYL J TR
a. -0.50 D CYL X 10 +2.00 D CYL X 100 TO E
(-) Cyl. -0.50 D SPH +2.50 D CYL X 100Rà
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D T O transpose further to (-) Cyl

A
(-) Cyl. +2.00 D SPH -2.50 D CYL XN10 OP
T . L OF
O CYL L
b. +3.75 D CYL X 25 +1.25 D CYL X 115
D -2.50 DO
N
(-) Cyl. +3.75 D SPH
A CH O X 115

c. +2.25R N
D CYL XS168 +0.75 D CYL X 78
FE+2.25UD SPH
(+) Cyl.
– -1.50 D CYL X 78 à transpose further to (-) Cyl
CE D SPH +1.50 D CYL X 168
(+) Cyl. +0.75

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