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Boxing System

The document discusses the Boxing System adopted by the Optical Manufacturers Association in 1962, which standardizes frame and lens measurements for improved accuracy. Key measurements include 'A' for eye size, 'B' for vertical distance, and other terms such as Datum Line, Geometric Center, and Effective Diameter. Additionally, it covers Seg Height and Seg Drop related to bifocal or trifocal segments.

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Boxing System

The document discusses the Boxing System adopted by the Optical Manufacturers Association in 1962, which standardizes frame and lens measurements for improved accuracy. Key measurements include 'A' for eye size, 'B' for vertical distance, and other terms such as Datum Line, Geometric Center, and Effective Diameter. Additionally, it covers Seg Height and Seg Drop related to bifocal or trifocal segments.

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Al-Mustaqbal University

Department/ Optical techniques

Medical glasses 2
4th stage
By
PhD. Candidate.
Marrwan Hisham Mohammed
2024/11/23

Lecture 8

Boxing System
Boxing System
In 1962 the Optical Manufacturers Association adopted the boxing system to provide a standard
frame and lens measurement that greatly improved the accuracy of previous systems.

The boxing system is based upon the idea of drawing an imaginary box around a lens shape with
the box's sides tangent to the outermost edges of the shape.

“A" Measurement
The horizontal distance between the furthest temporal and nasal edges of the lens shape

The A measurement is also commonly known as the eye size.

B" Measurement
The vertical distance between the furthest top and bottom edges of the lens shape or the
distance between the horizontal sides of the box.
Datum Line - The horizontal line that runs through the vertical center of the frame.

Geometric Center (GC) - The intersection of the Datum Line and horizontal centres of each
lens shape.

Distance Between Lenses (DBL) - The shortest distance between the nasal edges of each
lens or the distance between boxes. DBL is also commonly referred to as bridge size

Distance Between Centers (DBC)

• The horizontal distance between the geometric centers of the lenses.


• DBC is also known as the Geometric Center Distance (GCD), but more commonly
referred to as the frame PD.
Effective Diameter (ED)

• Twice the distance from the geometric center of the lens furthest edge of the lens
shape.

Seg Height

• The vertical distance between the bottom edge of the box and the top of the
bifocal or trifocal segment

Seg Drop

• The vertical distance between the Datum line and the top of the bifocal or trifocal
segment Overall

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