Accuracy of Lenes Power and Optical Center Distance of Ready-Made Presbyopic Spectacles Cost Less Than 100 Baht

Authors

  • Puttipong Promkunnatam M.D., Samutsakhon Hospital

Keywords:

ready-made presbyopic spectacles, lenes power, optical center

Abstract

Objective: This was to study the accuracy of lenes power and the symmetry of the optical center of the both lenes of ready-made presbyopia spectacles priced below 100 baht .

Methods: Ready-made presbyopia spectacles which had the power of lenes in the range +0.5 to +3.5 diopter and priced below 100 baht were purchased. The spectacles were evaluated the accuracy of the lenes power compared to the tags and measured the distance optical center of lenes.

Results: The mean price of 140 spectacle was 75.66 ± 13.9 baht. The average of both  lenes power (right and left) of 109 spectacles (77.9%) equaled to the tags of lenes power and 31 spectacles (22.1%) were not equal to the tags. There was not difference between both groups (p = 0.157). Horizontal axis, the mean distance from the optical center to the mid-bridge of spectacles of the right lenes was 33.87 ± 2.09 mm and of the left lenes was 34.07 ± 2.22 mm with no statistical difference (p = .214).The mean distance between the optical center was 68.12 ±3.75 mm. Vertical axis, the distances between the optical center and lower edges of lenes between  right and left were different with statistical significance (p = .022).

Conclusion: The power lenes tags of Ready-made presbyopia spectacles priced below 100 baht are reliable. The optical center of spectacles in horizontal axes is symmetrical on the right and left sides but there is no symmetry on the vertical axis.

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Published

2021-03-24

How to Cite

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Promkunnatam P. Accuracy of Lenes Power and Optical Center Distance of Ready-Made Presbyopic Spectacles Cost Less Than 100 Baht . Reg 4-5 Med J [internet]. 2021 Mar. 24 [cited 2025 Dec. 31];40(1). available from: https://he02.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/reg45/article/view/250066