Designed by Paul Fairbanks FSMC, The Fairbanks Facial Gauge has been designed to facilitate the selection, specification and final fitting of spectacle frames and mountings.
 
It was originally developed at City University with the teaching of ophthalmic dispensing in mind. Scales have been graduated in units that correspond with the accuracy required or attainable. The minimum graduation is in 2mm separations and the maximum is 5mm, this being sufficiently accurate for assessment of the head width.
 
With this gauge you will be able to accurately measure the following:
Interpupillary distance
Distance between rims
Frontal angle
Head width
Temple width
Crest height
Apical radius
Distance between rims (DBR) at 10 or 15mm below crest
Front to bend
Angle of side
Downward angle of drop
Splay angle
Segment height
Segment top position
 
Supplied with a colour instruction booklet, also available to purchase separately.
 
Recommended for the following ABDO College course:
Foundation Degree in Ophthalmic Dispensing
Fellowship Dispensing Diploma