Progressive Addition Lenses: History, Design, Wearer Satisfaction and Trends

Optics InfoBase Conference Papers

Volumn , Issue , 2000, Pages 342-357

  Pope, David R ^a  

^a SOLA International R D   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OPTICAL INSTRUMENT LENSES;

'CURRENT; FUTURE TRENDS; LENS DESIGNS; MEASUREMENTS OF; MULTIFOCAL; PROGRESSIVE ADDITION LENS; STATE OF THE ART; TRADE OFF;

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS;

EID: 85134838553     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21622701     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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