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  2. Optics and vision - Wikipedia

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    Glasses (also called eyeglasses or spectacles) are frames bearing lenses worn in front of the eyes, normally for vision correction, eye protection, or for protection from UV rays. Modern glasses are typically supported by pads on the bridge of the nose and by temple arms placed over the ears .

  3. Denise Drace-Brownell - Wikipedia

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    Her disorder was resolved in 2009 prescription of prism glasses by a New York City optometrist. She then developed a form of eyeglasses that can help with the disorder. In addition, she has made several contributions to the field of binocular vision disorder. [4] [18]

  4. Vertex distance - Wikipedia

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    Vertex distance. Vertex distance is the distance between the back surface of a corrective lens, i.e. glasses (spectacles) or contact lenses, and the front of the cornea. ...

  5. Strabismus surgery - Wikipedia

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    The earliest successful strabismus surgery intervention is known to have been performed on 26 October 1839 by Johann Friedrich Dieffenbach on a 7-year-old esotropic child; a few earlier attempts had been performed in 1818 by William Gibson of Baltimore, a general surgeon and professor at the University of Maryland. [2]

  6. Phoropter - Wikipedia

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    From the measurements taken, the specialist will write an eyeglass prescription that contains at least three numerical specifications for each eye: sphere, cylinder, and axis, as well as pupillary distance (distance between eyes), and, rarely, prism for one or both eyes.

  7. CR-39 - Wikipedia

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    CR-39 is about half the weight of glass with an index of refraction only slightly lower than that of crown glass, and its high Abbe number yields low chromatic aberration, altogether making it an advantageous material for eyeglasses and sunglasses. A wide range of colors can be achieved by dyeing of the surface or the bulk of the material.

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