THE EFFECT OF PRISMATIC SPECTACLE AND CONTACT LENS CORRECTIONS ON OCULAR ROTATION.

The effect of prismatic spectacle corrections on ocular rotation for different object distances is determined and evaluated. The same principles are applied for a correction fitted on the eye, that is, a contact lens correction. The latter must be considered as a thick lens system. The effects of different types of prismatic contact lenses on ocular rotation are considered. Assuming the contact lens to remain stationary and the eye behind the lens to rotate, it is shown that the theoretical effect on ocular rotation of prismatic contact lenses is practically equal to their prismatic effect in air. The effect for high-powered contact lenses is discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]