Which term describes the widths of the curves surrounding the optical zone in GP lenses?

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Which term describes the widths of the curves surrounding the optical zone in GP lenses?

Explanation:
In gas-permeable lens design, the area around the center optical zone consists of peripheral curves that help the lens sit on the eye. The widths of those curves describe how far the peripheral zone extends from the edge of the optical zone toward the lens edge. This specific descriptor—how wide those surrounding curves are—is called Peripheral Curve Widths. Power refers to the lens’s refractive strength, which is different from the physical dimensions of the lens. Overall diameter (OAD) is the total width of the lens, and optic zone diameter (OZD) is the size of the central vision-correcting zone. These describe size in different parts of the lens, not the widths of the surrounding curves.

In gas-permeable lens design, the area around the center optical zone consists of peripheral curves that help the lens sit on the eye. The widths of those curves describe how far the peripheral zone extends from the edge of the optical zone toward the lens edge. This specific descriptor—how wide those surrounding curves are—is called Peripheral Curve Widths.

Power refers to the lens’s refractive strength, which is different from the physical dimensions of the lens. Overall diameter (OAD) is the total width of the lens, and optic zone diameter (OZD) is the size of the central vision-correcting zone. These describe size in different parts of the lens, not the widths of the surrounding curves.

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