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  2. Corrective lens - Wikipedia

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    A corrective lens is a transmissive optical device that is worn on the eye to improve visual perception. The most common use is to treat refractive errors: myopia, hypermetropia, astigmatism, and presbyopia. Glasses or "spectacles" are worn on the face a short distance in front of the eye.

  3. CR-39 - Wikipedia

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    A piece of CR-39 manufactured for radiation detection. Poly (allyl diglycol carbonate) (PADC) is a plastic commonly used in the manufacture of eyeglass lenses alongside the material PMMA (polymethyl methacrylate). The monomer is allyl diglycol carbonate (ADC). The term CR-39 technically refers to the ADC monomer, but is more commonly used to ...

  4. Clear lens extraction - Wikipedia

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    Clear lens extraction, also known as refractive lensectomy, custom lens replacement or refractive lens exchange is a surgical procedure in which clear lens of the human eye is removed. Unlike cataract surgery , where cloudy lens is removed to treat cataract , clear lens extraction is done to surgically correct refractive errors such as high ...

  5. Abbe number - Wikipedia

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    In optics and lens design, the Abbe number, also known as the Vd-number or constringence of a transparent material, is an approximate measure of the material's dispersion (change of refractive index versus wavelength), with high values of Vd indicating low dispersion. It is named after Ernst Abbe (1840–1905), the German physicist who defined it.

  6. Farsightedness - Wikipedia

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    Far-sightedness, also known as long-sightedness, hypermetropia, and hyperopia, is a condition of the eye where distant objects are seen clearly but near objects appear blurred. This blur is due to incoming light being focused behind, instead of on, the retina due to insufficient accommodation by the lens. [6]

  7. Abbe sine condition - Wikipedia

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    In optics, the Abbe sine condition is a condition that must be fulfilled by a lens or other optical system in order for it to produce sharp images of off-axis as well as on-axis objects. It was formulated by Ernst Abbe in the context of microscopes. [1] The Abbe sine condition says that. the sine of the object-space angle should be proportional ...

  8. Refractive error - Wikipedia

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    In order to see a clear image, the eye must focus rays of light on to the light-sensing part of the eye - the retina, which is located in the back of the eye.This focusing - called refraction - is performed mainly by the cornea and the lens, which are located at the front of the eye, the anterior segment.

  9. Category:Corrective lenses - Wikipedia

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    A corrective lens is a lens worn on or before the eye. They are used to treat myopia, hypermetropia, astigmatism, and presbyopia Subcategories. This category has the ...