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  2. Esotropia - Wikipedia

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    Esotropia is a form of strabismus in which one or both eyes turn inward. The condition can be constantly present, or occur intermittently, and can give the affected individual a "cross-eyed" appearance. [1] It is the opposite of exotropia and usually involves more severe axis deviation than esophoria. Esotropia is sometimes erroneously called ...

  3. Prism correction - Wikipedia

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    Prism dioptres. Prism correction is commonly specified in prism dioptres, a unit of angular measurement that is loosely related to the dioptre. Prism dioptres are represented by the Greek symbol delta (Δ) in superscript. A prism of power 1 Δ would produce 1 unit of displacement for an object held 100 units from the prism. [2]

  4. Ahtanum View Corrections Center - Wikipedia

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    Ahtanum View Corrections Center was Washington 's convalescent hospital for convicts until the Dept. of Corrections closed the facility in 2010 due to budget cuts. It was where inmates with long-term care issues were incarcerated. These can be issues relating to age or long-term health-care needs. Since this facility closed, the inmates were ...

  5. Strabismus - Wikipedia

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    A Cochrane review to examine different types of diagnosis test found only one study. This study used a photoscreener which was found to have high specificity (accurate in identifying those without the condition) but low sensitivity (inaccurate in identifying those with the condition). Several classifications are made when diagnosing strabismus.

  6. Better Business Bureau - Wikipedia

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    The Better Business Bureau (BBB) is a private, 501(c)(6) nonprofit organization founded in 1912. BBB's self-described mission is to focus on advancing marketplace trust, consisting of 92 independently incorporated local BBB organizations in the United States and Canada, coordinated under the International Association of Better Business Bureaus (IABBB) in Arlington, Virginia.

  7. Patuxent Institution - Wikipedia

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    Opened. 1955. Managed by. Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services. The Patuxent Institution is located in Jessup, Maryland one mile east of U.S. Route 1 on Maryland Route 175. It is a treatment-oriented maximum-security correctional facility. With a maximum static capacity of 987 beds, it offers the most diverse services ...

  8. Ex-correctional official sent to US prison for payments from ...

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    BOSTON (Reuters) -A former correctional counselor at a federal prison in Massachusetts was sentenced on Wednesday to two years in prison for corruptly accepting tens of thousands of dollars from a ...

  9. St. Brides Correctional Center - Wikipedia

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    Opened. 1973. Managed by. Virginia Department of Corrections. Director. Dara Watson, Warden. St. Brides Correctional Center is a state prison occupying 180 acres (0.73 km 2) in the city of Chesapeake, Virginia, first opened in 1973 and re-built in 2007. The facility is a medium-security prison for men, owned and operated by the Virginia ...

  10. Diplopia - Wikipedia

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    Specialty. Neurology, ophthalmology. Diplopia is the simultaneous perception of two images of a single object that may be displaced horizontally or vertically in relation to each other. [1] Also called double vision, it is a loss of visual focus under regular conditions, and is often voluntary.

  11. Qikiqtani Correctional Healing Centre - Wikipedia

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    Nunavut Department of Justice. Aaqqigiarvik Correctional Healing Facility (formerly Baffin Correctional Centre) is a minimum to maximum security correctional healing facility in Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada. It is the largest correctional facility in the territory. During the construction phase the temporary name was Qikiqtani Correctional Healing ...