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  1. Corrective lens - Wikipedia

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    A contact lens rests directly on the surface of the cornea and moves in sync with all eye movements; consequently, a contact lens is always almost perfectly aligned on center with the pupil, and there is never any significant off-axis misalignment between the pupil and the optical center of the lens.

  2. Eyeglass prescription - Wikipedia

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    Using a phoropter to determine a prescription for eyeglasses. An eyeglass prescription is an order written by an eyewear prescriber, such as an optometrist, that specifies the value of all parameters the prescriber has deemed necessary to construct and/or dispense corrective lenses appropriate for a patient.

  3. Clearly - Wikipedia

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    Clearly, then known as Coastal Contacts, initially exclusively sold contact lenses on their storefronts. [4] As of 2017, the online store sells around 100 types of contacts, [17] including daily and extended wear lenses, and coloured contact lenses. [18] In 2008, the company began selling eyeglasses and sunglasses.

  4. Shamir Optical Industry - Wikipedia

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    Shamir Optical Industry Ltd. is an international company headquartered in Kibbutz Shamir, Israel that develops and manufactures optical lenses for eyeglasses . [2] [failed verification] In 2005, the company issued dual listings, on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange and NASDAQ, becoming the first company from the kibbutz industry to be listed on NASDAQ.

  5. Focal length - Wikipedia

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    The focal point F and focal length f of a positive (convex) lens, a negative (concave) lens, a concave mirror, and a convex mirror.. The focal length of an optical system is a measure of how strongly the system converges or diverges light; it is the inverse of the system's optical power.

  6. Bausch & Lomb - Wikipedia

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    John Bausch and Henry Lomb. Bausch & Lomb (since 2010 stylized as Bausch + Lomb [2]) is an American-Canadian eye health products company based in Vaughan, Ontario, Canada.It is one of the world's largest suppliers of contact lenses, [3] lens care products, pharmaceuticals, intraocular lenses, and other eye surgery products.

  7. Hakim Optical - Wikipedia

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    Hakim Optical in Richmond Hill. Karim Hakimi, a native of Iran, learned to make lenses from old window glass as a child. After a stint in the navy, Hakimi worked in the optical industry in Switzerland. [1] He then migrated to Canada and opened an optical laboratory in the former Elmwood Hotel (now the Elmwood Spa) in downtown Toronto, Ontario. [2]

  8. Costco - Wikipedia

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    Costco membership card from Iceland. Costco's earliest predecessor, Price Club, opened its first store on July 12, 1976, on Morena Boulevard in San Diego, California.It was founded three months earlier by Sol Price and his son, Robert, following a dispute with the new owners of FedMart, Price's previous membership-only discount store. [14]