Question: What’s the difference between the axis and power of a cylinder?

Answer: A cylinder power (the refracting power of a lens) is 90 degrees from the axis of the cylinder.


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wow,this is so cool for me as an optometry student,i learnt things so easily here,thanks.

Comment by tega adjarhore — February 2, 2010 @ 6:13 pm


truley well done …. i have learned soo much during my 1 st year ophthalmology residency from this great site!!

Comment by n — May 6, 2010 @ 2:40 pm


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