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Alicia Hoglund

PEOPLE
Virginia Eye Institute has appointed Bradley P. Smith, MBA, FACHE, FHFMA, CMPE, as chief executive officer. Smith brings more than 30 years of senior healthcare executive leadership experience to the position. Ekene Ofodile has been appointed to the newly created position of senior vice president, global sales and marketing, at Randolph Engineering, Inc. Prevent Blindness America has elected four new members to its board of directors: Patricia L. Davis, MD, owner and CEO of Progressive Eye Care; Brad McCorkle, founder of Local Eye Site; Richard P. Mills, MD, president of Glaucoma Consultants Northwest; and James Shyer, COO of Zyloware Eyewear.	Bradley P. Smith, MBA, FACHE, FHFMA, Virginia Eye Institute
Vision-Ease Lens has welcomed Richard Blacker as its new vice president of research and development. Jagdish Jethmalani, PhD, was recently named PFO Global’s executive vice president of research and development.	Richard Blacker, Vision-Ease Lens

AWARDS

A&A Optical has announced the winners of its XXL Game Changers contest: Holly Downs McGraw of Williamson Allemond Regional Eye Center in Zachary, LA, won a free tailgate party; and Tony A. Patterson of Richard & Armstrong Optometry in Greenwood, IN, won the XXL 6-Pack prize.

Prevent Blindness America has named Jim Mazzo, senior vice president, Abbott, and president, Abbott Medical Optics, its 2013 Person of Vision Award recipient. Mazzo will receive his award at the Person of Vision dinner in next month.

GOOD DEEDS

Transitions Optical, Inc., in partnership with VSP Vision Care, spent four days in the San Francisco area with the mobile eyecare clinic providing free eye exams and eyewear to underserved individuals at local community organizations.

Essilor of America has made a $25,000 donation to Optometry Cares—The AOA Foundation’s Fund for Disaster Relief in an effort to assist optometrists impacted by Hurricane Sandy.

The Charmant Group team members gathered for a national sales meeting in Mexico

(l to r) Carl Zeiss’ LaJeanne Niles, Steve Mitrakos, and Joe Donahoe, and Dr. Susy Yu and David Gilman of Kaiser Vision Essentials watch as Kaiser lab manager Jeff Zeidner cuts the ceremonial ribbon

BUSINESS UPDATES

Marcolin has opened a new showroom in Hong Kong featuring low-key, contemporary luxury furnishings and minimalist design.

The Charmant Group recently held its national sales meeting at the Dreams Resort in Riviera Maya, Mexico. The five-day event included an awards ceremony, sales meetings, and a beach party.

Vision Essentials by Kaiser Permanente - Southern California has completed the enablement process to produce ZEISS Customized Lenses at its in-house lab, and has launched a full portfolio of customized ZEISS lenses at all of its Southern California locations.

Knowledge Center

As part of the Back to Basics series, the December issue of EB featured a crossword puzzle as an accompaniment to “Understanding Prism Part 2: Verifying Prescribed and Unwanted Prism” by Jenean Carlton, ABOC, NCLC. Here, we provide the clues and answers to the puzzle.

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2 The failure of both eyes to simultaneously direct their gaze at the same object in space.

6 _____ _____ prism is achieved by grinding the surface of the lens at an angle during the surfacing process. (Two words)

11 Mark the lenses with the _________ marking device.

12 PRP stands for the _____ _____ _____. (Three words)

13 The _________ is the imprinted image of circles and numbers that includes a protractor scale.

14 A lensmeter measures the _________ of a lens. (Two words)

16 It’s important to _________ the eyepiece before neutralizing prescription lenses.

18 The lensmeter’s _________ is made up of a series of lenses.

22 Use the _____ _____ _____ to inspect lenses with a high degree of prism correction. (Three words)

25 It’s important to verify that the degree of _________ has been fabricated accurately.

26 The adjustment by the eye for seeing at different distances.

28 The direction of a prism is determined by its _________.

29 Induced prism is created by decentering the _____ _____ away from the patient’s visual axis. (Two words)

30 Most lensmeters are capable of neutralizing up to _________ D of prism power.

31 This type of prism can cause discomfort and visual problems for patients.

32 The rings on the _________ are numbers to determine the degree of prism diopter.

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1 This device is the most accurate method of obtaining a patient’s PD. (Three words)

3 The abbreviation for the American National Standards Institute.

4 This measurement determines the horizontal placement of the optical center of the lenses. (Two words)

5 It is essential to verify that the lenses do not include any _________ prism.

7 A device on the lensmeter that clamps down on the lens and holds it in place. (Two words)

8 The _________ PD is used when precise measurements are needed.

9 Used to determine the amount of induced prism depending on the power of the lenses. (Two words)

10 Locate the _____ _____ of the lens by finding the central point at which the crosshairs meet. (Two words)

12 Determining prism with a manual lensmeter takes _________.

15 When inspecting lenses with _________ prism lock, the PCD in the 180 degree position.

17 The prism _________ on the PCD indicates the degree of prism present in the lens.

19 _________ lenses are ‘against motion’ convergent lenses.

20 When inspecting lenses with _________ prism, lock the PCD in the 90 degree position.

21 When neutralizing lenses, start with the _________ lens first.

23 A manual lensmeter is also called a lensometer or _________.

24 This is called the “line of sight.” (Two words)

27 _________ lenses are “with motion” divergent lenses.