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    That's great! You put the work in and it payed...

    That's great! You put the work in and it payed off!

    I'm glad you had a better testing experience than I did.

    I've heard it's a low pass rate, but I don't know. I know it's a pretty rare level...
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    [QUOTE=jasons;541127]Robert, thank you for your...

    [QUOTE=jasons;541127]Robert, thank you for your very helpful suggestions on the ABO Advance Test. I believe that the Optical Formulas Tutorial saved my life. You were absolutely right, the extra...
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    Thanks Robert! It's funny, because I used that...

    Thanks Robert!

    It's funny, because I used that Master exam to study for the advanced. I figured if I could do those problems, I'd be prepared for the advanced exam.
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    Thanks Mr. Tibbs. The goal is to move onto...

    Thanks Mr. Tibbs.


    The goal is to move onto the ABOM certification.


    In case you're curious, the new requirements are:


    * Passing the ABO Master in Ophthalmic Optics examination, (I don't...
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    tx11, I used to work for Midland and I would...

    tx11,

    I used to work for Midland and I would recommend that you use them. They have some really experienced people (20+ years is common) and they expect a lot out of their employees in terms of...
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    They don't provide formulas. I will say this....

    They don't provide formulas.

    I will say this. At Opticon 2014, a group of us were told by one of the tests creators to focus on the ophthalmic optics formulas in the Advanced Opticians Tutorial....
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    That will get you part of the way there. The AOT...

    That will get you part of the way there. The AOT is great for stuff like anatomy, pathology, medications and the stuff that's more memorization.

    The only place it's weak is in the math. There are...
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    Thank you everyone for the congratulations! No...

    Thank you everyone for the congratulations!

    No time to rest on laurels though, there's more to be done.

    One of the things I took away from the test, was my weaknesses. The questions that I...
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    Mine was heavy in math and math. Very little...

    Mine was heavy in math and math. Very little pathology.

    I wouldn't bet on a good algebraic calculator from the testing center.

    Here's a picture of what they gave me. If you can imagine the...
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    I just finished my ABO Advanced test. I...

    I just finished my ABO Advanced test.

    I posted a summary of the test as a new thread, so check it out if you'd like.

    -Rob
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    Just finished the ABO Avanced test...PASSED!

    I would love to say that I went in and demolished the test, but I can't. It was pretty difficult. I'm going to outline what you need to know and some helpful hints to prepare you for the test.

    The...
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    Then another 3 years after that, you'll be...

    Then another 3 years after that, you'll be eligible for the Master Exam/Technical Articles/Paper/Case Study.

    It could be any one of those or some combination thereof to achieve Master...
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    Congratulations! Now you need to start...

    Congratulations!

    Now you need to start studying for the advanced exam. You only have 3 years to prepare, so start crackin!

    I take mine in 7 days.

    -Rob
  14. I think Richard Feynman said it best: "The...

    I think Richard Feynman said it best:

    "The first principle is that you must not fool yourself and you are the easiest person to fool."

    When the lens is stressed you can get Stress Induced...
  15. You should have no problem lensgrinder. Just...

    You should have no problem lensgrinder. Just functions with parameters.

    It follows the pattern ClassName.MethodName(parameters);

    Here's an example of a static method call in C#.

    13292
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  16. C# developers or anyone interested in programming and optics calculations

    Hello Optiboard!

    If there are any C# developers around, I have something that might interest you. I just finished a class library with around 80 calculations pertaining to ophthalmic optics.
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    Important: Yeah 20/20 is great for cec credits too!

    Yeah 20/20 is great for cec credits too!
  18. Opticalc v1.4 OOPS! Sharing permissions changed. Now you can actually use the sheet.

    Hey everybody, Robert Minardi here. I just wanted to share something with anyone interested in ophthalmic optics calculations.

    I made this about a year ago and I think you might enjoy it. The...
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    13084 F1 is the primary focal point is F2 is the...

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    F1 is the primary focal point is F2 is the secondary focal point.

    Did you take the test yet?
  20. Opticalc v1.4 OOPS! Permissions edited. Now you can edit the sheet and not just view.

    Hey everybody, Robert Minardi here. I just wanted to share something with anyone interested in ophthalmic optics calculations.

    I made this about a year ago and I think you might enjoy it. The...
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    You're good LivinLarge44, you passed. Congrats! ...

    You're good LivinLarge44, you passed. Congrats!

    They changed the grading procedure for both the basic and advanced tests. For the most part, it's graded immediately. Although a friend of mine...
  22. Thread: Prism to cut

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    No I'm using minus cylinder form.

    No I'm using minus cylinder form.
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    Yes, for the left eye the axis needs to be...

    Yes, for the left eye the axis needs to be rotated to conform with the binasal form. I understand that part. It still requires the horizontal decentration value (x) to have it's sign flipped.
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    The only thing is, I'm only getting the correct...

    The only thing is, I'm only getting the correct values if I change horizontal decentration to negative values for inward decentration. It's really driving me bonkers because I can't see what's going...
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    The results are now instantaneous. We just had a...

    The results are now instantaneous. We just had a group of people take the ABO 2 weeks ago and it gave them their results at the end of the test.

    I'm wondering if the same system is used for the...
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