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  2. Prism correction - Wikipedia

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    Prism correction. Prism lenses (here unusually thick) are used for pre-operative prism adaptation. Eye care professionals use prism correction as a component of some eyeglass prescriptions. A lens which includes some amount of prism correction will displace the viewed image horizontally, vertically, or a combination of both directions.

  3. Cutler and Gross - Wikipedia

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    In addition, the top floor hosts the bespoke service mirrored room, where the clients can create their own glasses or choose a bespoke service and have a pair designed for them. Fashion. Cutler and Gross eyewear is designed at the Cutler and Gross headquarters in Marylebone, London, and are handmade in a factory in Domegge di Cadore, Italy.

  4. Eyeglass prescription - Wikipedia

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    Prism and Base Prism refers to a displacement of the image through the lens, often used to treat strabismus and other binocular vision disorders. The prism value is measured in prism diopters , and Base refers to the direction of displacement.

  5. Association of British Dispensing Opticians - Wikipedia

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    ABDO is divided into the following regions within the UK: •ABDO London •ABDO Midlands •ABDO North of England •ABDO South •ABDO Northern Ireland •ABDO Scotland •ABDO Wales. Within each region, a Regional Lead is supported by Sub Regional Leads who between them look after the interests of ABDO members at a local level.

  6. History of optics - Wikipedia

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    Ibn al-Haytham (Alhacen) wrote about the effects of pinhole, concave lenses, and magnifying glasses in his 11th century Book of Optics (1021 CE).

  7. Prism (optics) - Wikipedia

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    An optical prism is a transparent optical element with flat, polished surfaces that are designed to refract light. At least one surface must be angled — elements with two parallel surfaces are not prisms. The most familiar type of optical prism is the triangular prism, which has a triangular base and rectangular sides.

  8. Savile Row Eyewear - Wikipedia

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    Savile Row Eyewear is an eyewear brand produced since 1988 at the Algha Works factory. Algha was established in London in 1898 by Max Wiseman & Co. [1] Manufacturing was then moved to East London from Germany in 1932. [citation needed] From the 1950s until 1988 Algha produced subsidised eyewear under the NHS. [2]

  9. Glasses - Wikipedia

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    Glasses, also known as eyeglasses and spectacles, are vision eyewear with clear or tinted lenses mounted in a frame that holds them in front of a person's eyes, typically utilizing a bridge over the nose and hinged arms, known as temples or temple pieces, that rest over the ears. Glasses are typically used for vision correction, such as with ...

  10. TD Tom Davies - Wikipedia

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    Back in London in 2002, he created TD Tom Davies and started to offer its bespoke eyewear service to opticians worldwide allowing an optician to design unique, made-to-measure frames themselves much like an eyewear-specific visit to Savile Row for a suit.

  11. Crown glass (optics) - Wikipedia

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    BAK-4 barium crown glass (glass code 569560) has a higher index of refraction than BK7, and is used for prisms in high-end binoculars. In that application, it gives better image quality and a round exit pupil.