Dad (Don
Whitney) and Dick
Whitney
Some miscellaneous articles / presentations I have
authored with regard to Ophthalmic Optics:
1.) Dick Whitney Power 2007 & 2008 point slideshows on ANSI Z80.1 and ISO Mounted pair power tolerance schemes:
a.) 2008 Slideshow on US Lens Measurement (Power) practices / OAA Response
b.) 2007 Slideshow demo issues with tolerancing both Meridional Powers as per ISO and ANSI 1995 Standards (320k pps file)
c.) 2007 Slideshow on historical
background to change in ANSI to comply with ISO (5mb pps file)
2.) Technical Historical information on low cylinder powers and the ANSI Cyl axis tolerance for finished Rx's-
3.) Aspheric Lens Design article (2.5 mb pdf) and Design paper for Aspherlite (my first AO Aspheric Design) (13.5 mb download)
4.) Basic Ophthalmic Optics Slideshow (2.8 mb pps file)
5.) The
influence of CR-39 (sixty years after its introduction) - 2006 article
by Dick Whitney
6.) AO History Chronology Slideshow -8mb Download of executable
Aside from having been mentored by my father, I also benefitted greatly from working with Dave LaMarre and Dr. John Winthrop.
Don Whitney Ophthalmic Optics Technical Papers
Optical Heritage Museum website - AO Technical Papers
Contact Dick Whitney via email at r.b.whitney@verizon.net
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