Weight of edged spherical lenses in simulated eyewire shapes

Abstract

Eyewire shapes of some currently available spectacle frames were constructed mathematically and weights of spherical lenses cut to these shapes were computed for different decentrations in three commonly used lens materials. The results confirm a previous observation that the edged shape of a negative lens has only a minor effect on its weight, although this is often not the case for positive lenses. The appropriate diameters of circular centred lenses to be used in comparing lens weight for different materials were also examined. Relative to those adopted in previous studies, it was found that the weight of a larger lens, 58 mm diameter for negative lenses and 65 mm diameter for positive lenses, would more adequately represent the average weight of edged lenses in modern spectacle frames.