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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. Maddox rod - Wikipedia

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   The strength of the prism is increased until the streak of the light passes through the centre of the prism, as the strength of the prism indicates the amount of deviation present. The Maddox rod is a handheld instrument composed of red parallel plano convex cylinder lens , which refracts light rays so that a point source of light is seen as a ...

4. Lens - Wikipedia

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   A burning apparatus consisting of two biconvex lens. A lens is a transmissive optical device that focuses or disperses a light beam by means of refraction.A simple lens consists of a single piece of transparent material, while a compound lens consists of several simple lenses (elements), usually arranged along a common axis.

5. Prism (geometry) - Wikipedia

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   In geometry, a prism is a polyhedron comprising an n-sided polygon base, a second base which is a translated copy (rigidly moved without rotation) of the first, and n other faces, necessarily all parallelograms, joining corresponding sides of the two bases.

6. Fatal Vision (goggles) - Wikipedia

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   Fatal Vision goggles A person operating a driving simulation wearing Fatal Vision goggles. Fatal Vision goggles are a line of training tools for simulating the effects of alcohol and drug intoxication without actually using these substances. [1] [2] The devices have been used by some police departments. [3]

7. Hans-Joachim Haase (optician) - Wikipedia

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   Hans-Joachim Haase (1915 – December 20, 2001) was a German clockmaker, optician and inventor, who became known for an apparatus for testing binocular vision and for the MKH method, an alternative method intended to improve binocular vision using corrective lenses.