DispensingQuestion 66 of 100
Which patient complaint most suggests the PD was measured or set too wide?
a.Frame slides down
b.Temples too tight
c.Seg too low
d.Eyestrain with a feeling of eyes being pulled outward
Explanation
An overly wide PD places the optical centers outside the pupils, inducing base-out prism that the eyes must overcome, often felt as eyestrain or an outward pulling sensation.
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