Vision+Technology

Introduction:
The Vision Technology program at George Westinghouse HS focuses on fabricating single vision and multi-focal eye glasses, surface grinding of prescriptions onto glass and plastic lenses, and shaping to fit frames. It also explores pattern making, automatic and hand leveling of lenses using varied optical instruments and advanced optical and computer-aided machinery.

Keywords:
Optics, optometry, vision, eye, glasses

Subject Headings:
Eyeglasses, optometry, opticianry, lenses, opthalmic lenses

Dewey Decimal Classification(s):
612.8, 617.7, 617.752

Key Books:
Belikoff, Kathleen. __Opportunities in Eye Careers__. Chicago: VGM Career Books, 2004. Grierson, Ian. __The eye book: eyes and eye problems explained__. Liverpool: Liverpool University Press, 2000. Jalie, Mo. __Ophthalmic lenses and dispensing__. NY: Elsevier, 2002. Schiffer, Nancy. __Eyeglass retrospective: where fashion meets science__. NY: Schiffer, 2000. Viegas, Jennifer. __The eye: learning how we see__. NY: Rosen Group, 2002.

Reference:
Brooks, CliffordW. and Irvin M. Borish. __System for Ophthalmic Dispensing.__ St. Louis, MO: Butterworth Heinemann Elsevier, 2007. Stoner, Ellen D. et al. __Optical Formulas Tutorial.__ St. Louis, MO: Elsevier Butterworth-Henemann, 2005.

Magazine Articles
Fox, Marisa. "Focus on Frames: glasses are no longer for vision correction alone." //Business Week. (Feb. 26, 2007): 109.// Lamperelli, Karlen. "8 Principles Of Perfect Eyewear." //Review of Optometry// 136.9 (Sept 15, 1999): 46. Letocha, Charles E. "Opticianry reaches its 200th birthday in United States." //Ophthalmology Times// 25.4 (Feb 15, 2000): 10.

20/20 Magazine [|www.2020mag.com] Vision Monday [|www.visionmonday.com]
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Databases:
//Health// //Reference// //Center// //Academic//. Thomson Gale. NYC George Westinghouse HS //Medline Plus// from the National Library of Medicine. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/portals/public.html

All About Vision [|www.allaboutvision.com] Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, //Occupational Outlook// Handbook//, 2006-07 Edition. "//Opticians, Dispensing." [|www.bls.gov/oco/ocos098.htm] Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, //Occupational Outlook// Handbook//, 2006-07 Ed.// "Medical, Dental, and Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians." [|www.bls.gov/oco/ocos238.htm] National Eye Institute. "Diagram of the Eye" [|www.net.nih.gov/health/eyediagram/index.asp]
 * Web Sites**:

New York State Office of the Professions. Ophthalmic Dispensers and Their Services [] Vision Care Technology Program at New York City College of Technology 300 Jay Street Brooklyn, NY 11201 http://www.citytech.cuny.edu/academics/deptsites/vctech/index.shtml
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