Ophthalmic Optics Lab 1 Spectacle Frames I Practice Test

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• Which temple type does not bend over the ear and was common on reading glasses?
• Which component connects the frame front to the temples and often houses a hinge?
• In metal frame maintenance, you should file in which direction to avoid creating burrs?
• What type of frame tilt means that the point where the temples meet the front form a ninety degree angle, no tilt?
• If a frame is marked with the numbers, 50□16, what does the 16 indicate in mm?
• Which temple type is most commonly used and can be metal or plastic?
• For adjustable nose pads, this is the angle from the bridge center down along the length of the pad surface (about 20 degrees):
• What type of frame tilt is cosmetically unacceptable?
• Which tool is used to adjust the tilt of a frame relative to the temples and to equalize temple heights?
• Which file is commonly used to finish temple ends?
• What parts located behind the front of the frame are designed to attach the temples to the frame?
• For the boxing system; what is TWICE the distance from the geometric center to the furthest point on the lens edge PLUS 1 mm (for the groove)?
• True or False: Most metal frames require heating.
• Which temple type is a metal coil around the ear, designed for kids and odd head positions?
• Which type of metal bridge is described as form fit?
• Which warmer would you use for bending requiring directed airflow and heat?
• What type of plastic bridge is Saddle?
• Which statement about bracing tools is true?
• What part of the frame holds the lenses in front of the wearer's eyes?
• Which of the following is true about salt pan heating?
• This is the part of the frame that connects the two eyewires and rests on the nose.
• Which angle is about 20 degrees?
• Which face form is slightly curved to match the wearer's facial curvature, with the bridge sitting more forward than the endpieces?
• Which tilt is used when the optical centers align with the wearer's pupils?
• If a frame is marked with the numbers, 50□16, what does the 50 indicate in mm?
• A pair of glasses with metal eyewires and plastic top rims would be an example of what general frame classification?
• Which term describes the length of the temples?
• In boxing system, what is the name of the vertical side of the box?
• Which term describes the distance from the center to the posterior end of the temple?
• Which type of endpiece is shown?
• In boxing system, what is the name of the horizontal side of the box?
• If a frame is marked with 50□16, the □ indicates that what was used for measurements?
• Which tilt is the opposite of pantoscopic tilt?
• Which measurement is defined as twice the distance from the geometric center to the farthest point on the lens edge plus 1 mm?
• What type of endpiece is shown?
• Which measurement is used to determine the blank size in the boxing system?
• Which of the following is a type of endpiece?
• Which face form is cosmetically unacceptable?
• In boxing system terminology, which name corresponds to the horizontal side length of the box?
• Which tool has large rubber pads on each jaw and is used to turn lenses while the lenses are still inserted into the frame?
• Approximately how many degrees is the temple angle?
• For the boxing system; we use what measurement to determine the blank size?
• When determining the A dimension of the boxing system, you should _____ 1/2 mm per side, total of 1 mm to account for the eyewire groove.
• Which temple type is described as wrapping around the ear and is used for children and sports?
• Which endpiece describes the 45-degree connection between the front and temple?
• What term refers to the part that sits around the lens and forms the edge of the frame at the front?
• Which term refers to the end of the temple that touches against the frame front?
• Which angle is defined as the angle from the bridge center toward the cheek?
• Which guard arm is associated with a horizontal loop?
• Which warmer heats frames rapidly but requires continuous movement?
• Which tilt would be technically required if the optical centers of the lenses sit directly in front of the wearer's pupils?
• The angle that each open temple forms in relationship to the front of the frame:
• If the bridge sits more forward than the endpieces when viewed from above, what face form is this?
• A metal shield on the front of the endpiece to which rivets are attached to hold the hinge in place.
• Bracing helps prevent frame damage during bending and lens damage in what way?
• Which file is pointed at the tip and has a fine coarse cut for safely reaming or smoothing out holes of lenses on rimless mountings?
• One way of attaching a hinge to a plastic frame; this hinge is actually embedded into the material.
• The temples should fold so that they are ______ to one another.
• What term describes the piece at the outer corner that connects to the temple and provides hinge support?
• In which face form are the endpieces of the frame more forward than the bridge when viewed from above?
• Which tool is specifically designed to turn lenses while they are still in the frame using padded jaws?
• Which tool is used for temple repair, temple hinge assembly, eyewire closure on metal frames, and metal rimless lens mountings?
• Which angle corresponds to the nose pad angle around 10-15 degrees?
• The material that surrounds the lens, also known as the rim, is called what?
• For good cosmesis and optics, the average pantoscopic tilt angle should be about how many degrees?
• What is the distance between the geometrical centers typically called in the boxing system?
• Which temple type is designed to bend over the ears?
• Which warmer is typically used when quick heating is required via constant motion?
• One way of attaching a hinge to a plastic frame; this hinge is held to the front by rivets.
• Which temple type does NOT bend over the ear and was used to be common on reading glasses?
• Hidden hinges can also be referred to as which term?
• Which temple type is all metal with a coil to wrap around the ear, often used for kids?
• What is the most common plastic endpiece in which the front and temple meet at a 90-degree angle?
• Which face form is typically considered cosmetically acceptable?
• Bracing in frame bending is best described as which action?
• Which warmer would you choose to bend polymide frames?
• Which frame warmer is recommended for polymide or copolymide frames?
• Label 1 denotes which reference point on the frame?
• Which temple type is all plastic and wraps around the ear for kids and sports?
• Which temple type is designed for odd head positions and uses a metal coil?
• Which temple type is non-bend and used on older reading glasses?
• Hidden hinge is also called what?
• Which adjustable nose pad angle should be about 30 degrees?
• The temple angle should be equal on each side and about ______ degrees.
• Which type of plastic bridge is Saddle?
• Which frame tilt is described as increasing the field of view and offering greater protection from flying objects?
• The alignment of spectacle frames independent of facial shape is called what?
• Which boxing-system term describes the distance between the centers of the two geometrical boxes?
• The endpiece where the frame front bends around and meets the temple end to end is called what?
• Which statement about heating eyeglass frames is correct?
• Which component is designed to reinforce the hinge area on the front of the frame with a metal shield?
• What part of the temple is the end of the temple that touches against the frame front?
• Which nose-pad adjustment tool is used to spread or flare the pads, and can also be used to raise and lower them?
• Which tool would you use to flare and spread temples?
• Which warmer is associated with salt and moisture-absorption methods?
• The hinges are classified as 3, 5, or 7 based on the number of what?
• You should _____ 1 mm to the effective diameter (ED) to account for the eyewire grooves.
• Which warmer uses glass beads as a heating medium?
• Which nose-pad adjustment tool has one flat jaw and one rounded jaw, with the round jaw always placed inside the bend?
• Which statement is true about heating metal frames?
• For the boxing system; what is the name of the distance between lenses at the narrowest point?
• Which temple type is best described as a wrap-around design?
• True or False: You should heat the whole frame at the same time.
• For adjustable nose pads, this is the angle from the center of the bridge back toward the cheek (about 25-30 degrees):
• To properly use a salt pan for heating a spectacle frame, the portion to be heated should be kept parallel to what?
• What secures the lens in the eyewire once the lens sits in the eyewire groove?
• What type of frame tilt exists when the bottoms of the eyewires sit out further from the face than the tops of the eyewires?
• To gain a slight positive face form, you should heat the frame about the __________, and bend the eyewires back slightly.
• The endpiece formed when the frame front and temple butt meet at a 45-degree angle is called what?
• How much of the eyeglass's weight does the bridge support?
• These are attached to the endpieces and extend back over the ears to keep the glasses in place.
• Which test do you use to check for temple parallelism?
• Which term describes the end portion of the temple that sits closest to the frame front?
• Which part connects the two eyewires?
• What part of the frame holds the lenses in the eyewire?
• What general classification covers many different types of metallic frame materials?
• Which file is coarser and used to fill down the end of a temple?
• Which term refers to the main side pieces of the frame that run along the head?
• For adjustable nose pads, this angle is the angle off vertical of a line down through the pad center as seen from the side (10-15 degrees).
• Manufacturers design temples in multiples of _______.
• For the boxing system; what is the name for the center of each box; found at the intersection of the diagonals across the lens.
• Temples are designed in multiples of which measurement unit?
• Which component secures the lens inside the eyewire groove?
• What term describes the optical condition where lenses twist about the bridge?
• The term for the view of the frame from above, describing its curvature around the face, is called what?
• Which warmer is less capable of achieving high temperatures for certain materials like nylon?
• Which frame warmer heats more quickly but requires the frame to be constantly moving?
• The front hinge has a number of interfitting blanks that interconnect with the barrels on the temple. What are these blanks called?
• Which tool is used to adjust the frame's bridge in plastic frames?
• Which term describes the tool used to adjust the tilt of a frame relative to the temples and to equalize temple heights?
• Which angle is about 15 degrees?
• What general term applies to frames milled from a block of material and then injection molded?
• In frame bending, bracing refers to which action?
• Which frame warmer uses salt with powder to absorb moisture, or various diameter glass beads?
• When determining the DBL of the boxing system, you should _____ 1/2 mm per side, total of 1 mm to account for the eyewire groove.
• What part of the temple is the end that fits entirely behind the ear?
• The general term for the slight curvature of the frame front around the patient's face as seen from above is called what?
• The total adjustment per frame to account for eyewire grooves for the ED is?
• Which of the following is not a listed endpiece type?
• Which nose-pad adjustment tool has a flat or slightly rounded jaw that rests on the pad face with a cup-shaped end on the other jaw?
• Which angle is described as the angle from the bridge center down along the pad surface?
• What part of the temple is the portion between the butt end and the bend?
• What are the outer areas of the front where the temples attach called?
• Which adjustable nose pad angle should be about 20 degrees?
• Which component is used to attach the hinge to the front and often serves a decorative purpose?
• What is the per-side adjustment for the B dimension due to eyewire grooves?
• The hinge that is attached to the front by rivets is known as what?
• Which adjustable nose pad angle should be about 15 degrees?
• Which face form has a frame front perfectly flat, with the endpieces and the bridge on the same plane?
• What angle is shown?
• What does the number squared in the frame measurement indicate?
• Which guard arm that connects the nose pads to a metal frame has a vertical loop?
• The __________ cannot reach a high enough temperature to adjust some frame materials such as nylon, polycarbonate, and carbon graphite.
• During the flat surface test, If the front and both temples make contact on the flat surface together the temples are ______.
• Which tilt is commonly described as tilting the frame toward the wearer's face at the bottom?
• Which angle is shown by a line down through the pad center when viewed from the side?
• What type of metal bridge features adjustable pads?
• When determining the B dimension of the boxing system, you should _____ 1/2 mm per side, total of 1 mm to account for the eyewire groove.
• To check horizontal alignment, you use a ruler or straight edge across back of the frame at top of the pads. Which alignment is this?
• Which term describes the part of the temple that curves behind the ear?
• Which guard arm has a vertical loop?
• Which nose-pad adjustment tool has a flat or slightly rounded jaw that is placed on the face of the pad along with a jaw that has a cup-shaped end?
• To open the temple angle to about 92-95 degrees, you should use what pliers?
• What type of frame tilt is present when the bottoms of the eyewires are closer to the face than the tops?
• Which angle is about 30 degrees?
• Which temple type is the most commonly used and can be metal or plastic?
• Bracing tools should have jaws that close in which position?
• What angle is shown?
• Which term describes the angular relationship of the open temple to the frame front?
• What tool do you use to adjust the bridge of a plastic frame?
• For the boxing system; what is the name of the distance from the center of the center barrel screw hole to the posterior end of the temple?
• Which statement describes the function of angling pliers in temple work?
• To allow for the groove depth in the boxing system, how much is added per side?
• What part of the temple is the part that curves down behind the ear?
• Which nose-pad adjustment tool is excellent for raising or lowering the nose pads and adjusting vertex distance?
• Which frame type is defined as using two different materials together?
• Which temple type is all metal with a flexible coil which wraps around the ear and is designed for children's glasses and if a job requires an odd head position?
• For the boxing system; what is the name of the distance between the geometrical centers?
• Which guard arm that connects the nose pads to a metal frame has a horizontal loop?
• Which endpiece type is shown?
• Which term describes the outer border around the lens, commonly called the rim?
• Which temple type is designed to wrap around the ear and is used for kids and sports?
• Which frame warmer uses a flow of variable temperature air to soften the frame material to allow you to bend the frame?
• This term refers to the lenses being twisted about the bridge.
• Which endpiece describes a 90-degree connection between the frame front and temple?
• Which frame type is made especially for those who need a reading correction but no correction for distance vision?
• What is the name of the rivets that serve as decorative pieces that attach the riveted hinge to the front?
• The alignment of spectacle frames independent of facial shape is called what?
• Which nose-pad adjustment tool is used to spread or flare the pads, and can also raise and lower them?
• What type of plastic bridge is characterized by a keyhole shape?
• Which term describes the section of the temple between the butt-end and the bend?
• In the frame size notation 50□16, the symbol □ indicates which measurement category?
• Which frame type is described as being made of plastic, metal, or semi-rimless and appears to have a lower half of a standard lens?
• Which temple type is all plastic, wraps around the ear, and is designed for children and sports?
• Which tilt is the opposite of pantoscopic tilt?