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  2. Presbyopia - Wikipedia

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    Presbyopia, like other focal imperfections, becomes less noticeable in bright sunlight when the pupil becomes smaller. [8] As with any lens, increasing the focal ratio of the lens increases depth of field by reducing the level of blur of out-of-focus objects (compare the effect of aperture on depth of field in photography ).

  3. Refractive error - Wikipedia

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    When refractive errors in children are not treated, the child may be at risk of developing ambylopia, where vision may remain permanently blurry. [32] Because young children typically do not complain of blurry vision, the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that children have yearly vision screening starting at three years old so that unknown refractive errors or other ophthalmic ...

  4. Farsightedness - Wikipedia

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    It then becomes more common again after the age of 40, known as presbyopia, affecting about half of people. [4] The best treatment option to correct hypermetropia due to aphakia is IOL implantation. [2] Other common types of refractive errors are near-sightedness, astigmatism, and presbyopia. [10]

  5. Accommodative excess - Wikipedia

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    Presbyopia: Early presbyopic eye may also induce excessive accommodation. Improper or ill fitting spectacles : Use of improper or ill fitting spectacles may also cause use of excessive accommodation. Causes related to systemic drugs

  6. Ulnar claw - Wikipedia

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    A hand imitating an ulnar claw. The metacarpophalangeal joints of the 4th and 5th fingers are extended and the Interphalangeal joints of the same fingers are flexed.. An ulnar claw, also known as claw hand or Spinster’s Claw, is a deformity or an abnormal attitude of the hand that develops due to ulnar nerve damage causing paralysis of the lumbricals.

  7. Hand signaling (open outcry) - Wikipedia

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    Hand signalling on the floor of the Chinese Gold and Silver Exchange Society Hand signaling , also known as arb [ 1 ] or arbing (short for arbitrage ), is a system of hand signals used on financial trading floors to communicate buy and sell information in an open outcry trading environment.

  8. Myopia - Wikipedia

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    Numerous studies have found correlations between myopia, on the one hand, and intelligence and academic achievement, on the other; [158] it is not clear whether there is a causal relationship. [159] Myopia is also correlated with increased microsaccade amplitude, suggesting that blurred vision from myopia might cause instability in fixational ...

  9. Finger-counting - Wikipedia

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    Finger-counting can serve as a form of manual communication, particularly in marketplace trading – including hand signaling during open outcry in floor trading – and also in hand games, such as morra. Finger-counting is known to go back to ancient Egypt at least, and probably even further back. [Note 1]