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  2. Laser sight (firearms) - Wikipedia

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    Laser sight (firearms) A laser sight is a device attached or integral to a firearm to aid target acquisition. Unlike optical and iron sights where the user looks through the device to aim at the target, laser sights project a beam onto the target, providing a visual reference point. Although lasers in the visible part of the spectrum are most ...

  3. LASIK - Wikipedia

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    ICD-9-CM. 11.71. MeSH. D020731. MedlinePlus. 007018. [ edit on Wikidata] LASIK or Lasik ( laser -assisted in situ keratomileusis ), commonly referred to as laser eye surgery or laser vision correction, is a type of refractive surgery for the correction of myopia, hyperopia, and astigmatism. [ 1]

  4. Astigmatism - Wikipedia

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    With accommodation relaxed: Simple astigmatism Simple hyperopic astigmatism – first focal line is on the retina, while the second is located behind the retina.; Simple myopic astigmatism – first focal line is in front of the retina, while the second is on the retina.

  5. Ophthalmology - Wikipedia

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    Ophthalmology ( / ˌɒfθælˈmɒlədʒi /, OFF-thal-MOL-ə-jee) [ 1] is a clinical and surgical specialty within medicine that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of eye disorders. [ 2] A former term is oculism . An ophthalmologist is a physician who undergoes subspecialty training in medical and surgical eye care. [ 3]

  6. Red dot sight - Wikipedia

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    A red dot sight is a common classification [ 1] for a non- magnifying reflector (or reflex) sight that provides an illuminated red dot to the user as a point of aim. A standard design uses a red light-emitting diode (LED) at the focus of collimating optics, which generates a dot-style illuminated reticle that stays in alignment with the firearm ...

  7. Telescopic sight - Wikipedia

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    A telescopic sight, commonly called a scope informally, is an optical sighting device based on a refracting telescope. [ 1] It is equipped with some form of a referencing pattern – known as a reticle – mounted in a focally appropriate position in its optical system to provide an accurate point of aim.

  8. Vietnamese Wikipedia - Wikipedia

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    The Vietnamese Wikipedia ( Vietnamese: Wikipedia tiếng Việt) is the Vietnamese-language edition of Wikipedia, a free, publicly editable, online encyclopedia supported by the Wikimedia Foundation. Like the rest of Wikipedia, its content is created and accessed using the MediaWiki wiki software.

  9. Laser safety - Wikipedia

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    A laser warning symbol. Laser radiation safety is the safe design, use and implementation of lasers to minimize the risk of laser accidents, especially those involving eye injuries. Since even relatively small amounts of laser light can lead to permanent eye injuries, the sale and usage of lasers is typically subject to government regulations.