Far point
In
For an unaccommodated emmetropic eye, the far point is at infinity, but for the sake of practicality, infinity is considered to be 6 m (20 ft) because the accommodation change from 6 m to infinity is negligible. See visual acuity or Snellen chart for details about 6/6 (m) or 20/20 (ft) vision.
For an unaccommodated myopic eye, the far point is closer than 6 m. It depends upon the refractive error of the person's eye.
For an unaccommodated
Sometimes far point is given in
Vision correction
A
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where FP is the distance to the patient's far point. P is negative, because a
This calculation can be improved by taking into account the distance between the spectacle lens and the human eye, which is usually about 1.5 cm:
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For example, if a person has FP = 30 cm, then the optical power needed is P = −3.51 diopters where one
References
- ^ "Vision Correction | Physics". courses.lumenlearning.com. Retrieved 2019-12-05.