Horizontal Prism Value Lookup
Strabismus & Prism

Horizontal Prism Value Lookup

Combined prism power when one horizontal prism is held over each eye.

Combined Prism Power

Prism 1 + Prism 2

Choose the two prisms that are being held in front of each eye.

Prism 1 (prism diopters)
Prism 2 (prism diopters)
Resultant Prism Power
Δ
For clinical reference only.
  • One prism held over each eye
  • Prisms are assumed to be in the opposite directions over each eye (e.g. both base in or base out)
  • Prisms are in the frontal plane position

Adapted From: Thompson & Guyton. Ophthalmic Prisms: Measurement Errors and How to Minimize Them. Ophthalmology 1983;90:204-2010