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    Confused Need help with induced astigmatism

    Hello Everyone :)
    This is my first post:)
    I've got problem to resovle which is very important for me.
    As we know if lens will be tilt, it's power will change. We can calculate it in this way:
    "New shere power= sphere[1+(sin a)^2/2n]"
    where n is refractive index, a- tilt of the lens (pantoscopic or face form angel).
    And we also can calculate cylinder power induce by this tilt:
    "cyl=(new sphere)(tan a)^2"
    My question:
    if I'll calculate two cylinder error power in ax 90 degrees and 180 (induce by PT and FFA),and I have prescription for eg. -4.00 -1.00 x 45, how can I know what is real power in prescription ax?
    I'll be grateful for Your help:)
    Above formulas were found in "Systems for Opthalmic Dispensing".
    P.S.
    Please forfive me my style but I haven't use English for a long time:bbg:

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    Follow this link to OptiCampus where there are optical calculators. If you are asking what the Rx will be if you put an Rx in a frame with X tilt and Y wrap then the math is pretty long, but here is a great thread about the subject. There is a great article called Oblique Central Refraction by Michael Keating.

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