Ophthalmic Assistant

Category - Keratometry, Tonometry, and Refractometry

The best correction a patient with astigmatism can obtain without a cylinder is known as
  1. irregular astigmatism.
  2. cylinder equivalent.
  3. spherical equivalent.
  4. subjective refraction.
Explanation
Answer: C - spherical equivalent.

The best correction a patient with astigmatism can obtain without a cylinder is known as the spherical equivalent. This is calculated by adding half of the cylinder power to the spherical power.
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