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  2. Strabismus - Wikipedia

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    Strabismus can occur due to muscle dysfunction, farsightedness, problems in the brain, trauma, or infections. [3] Risk factors include premature birth, cerebral palsy, and a family history of the condition. [3] Types include esotropia, where the eyes are crossed ("cross eyed"); exotropia, where the eyes diverge ("lazy eyed" or "wall eyed"); and hypertropia or hypotropia where they are ...

  3. 3 Body Problem (TV series) - Wikipedia

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    3 Body Problem is an American science fiction television series created by David Benioff, D. B. Weiss and Alexander Woo, based on the Hugo Award –winning Chinese novel series Remembrance of Earth's Past by Liu Cixin.

  4. The Three-Body Problem (novel) - Wikipedia

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    The Three-Body Problem ( Chinese: 三体; lit. 'three body') is a story by Chinese science fiction author Liu Cixin, the first novel in the Remembrance of Earth's Past trilogy. [1] The series portrays a fictional past, present, and future wherein Earth encounters an alien civilization from a nearby system of three Sun-like stars orbiting one another, a representative example of the three-body ...

  5. Maddox rod - Wikipedia

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    The Maddox rod test can be used to subjectively detect and measure a latent, manifest, horizontal or vertical strabismus for near and distance. The test is based on the principle of diplopic projection. [1] Dissociation of the deviation is brought about by presenting a red line image to one eye and a white light to the other, while prisms are used to superimpose these and effectively measure ...

  6. Schmidt–Pechan prism - Wikipedia

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    The Schmidt-Pechan furthermore shares the phase correction problems with other roof prisms. Schmidt-Pechan prism and other roof prism binoculars benefit from phase-correction coatings to minimize these problems and substantially improve resolution and contrast.

  7. Astigmatism - Wikipedia

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    The cause of astigmatism is unclear; however, it is believed to be partly related to genetic factors. [3] [4] The underlying mechanism involves an irregular curvature of the cornea and protective reaction changes in the lens of the eye, called lens astigmatism, that has the same mechanism as spasm of accommodation. [1] [3] Diagnosis is by an eye examination called autorefractor keratometry ...

  8. Riemann problem - Wikipedia

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    A Riemann problem, named after Bernhard Riemann, is a specific initial value problem composed of a conservation equation together with piecewise constant initial data which has a single discontinuity in the domain of interest. The Riemann problem is very useful for the understanding of equations like Euler conservation equations because all ...

  9. Prism (band) - Wikipedia

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    prism .ca. Prism (styled as PRiSM) is a Canadian rock band formed in Vancouver in 1977. They were originally active from 1977 to 1984 and have been active again from 1987 to present. Their classic line-up consisted of lead singer Ron Tabak, guitarist Lindsay Mitchell, keyboardist John Hall, bassist Allen Harlow and drummer Rocket Norton.