Fitting point

Fitting point

That point on the front surface of a lens or semifinished lens blank stipulated by the manufacturer as a reference point for positioning the lens in front of the eye.

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fitting point

Eyewear; Optometry

That point on the front surface of a lens or semifinished lens blank stipulated by the manufacturer as a reference point for positioning the lens in front of the eye.

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Vertical and horizontal fitting distances and directions of the fitting point from the boxed centre of the lens shape.

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Vertical distance of the fitting point above the horizontal tangent to the lens shape at its lowest point.

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