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  2. Eyeglass prescription - Wikipedia

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    by convention, an axis of 90° is vertical, 0° or 180° are horizontal; if the cylinder power is positive, the lens is most convergent 90° from the axis; if the cylinder power is negative, the lens is most divergent 90° from the axis; if the cylinder power is zero, the lens is spherical and has the same power in every meridian

  3. List of optometric abbreviations - Wikipedia

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    AC 0/4: Grade 0 anterior chamber angle ... Date of birth DS: Dioptres sphere DV: ... Visual acuity with eye chart at Near 15.7 inches (400 mm) and without (sc: Latin ...

  4. This Is What Those Numbers on Your Glasses Mean - AOL

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  5. Glasses - Wikipedia

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    Man with glasses. A woman with glasses. Glasses, also known as eyeglasses or spectacles, are vision eyewear with clear or tinted lenses mounted in a frame that holds them in front of a person's eyes, typically utilizing a bridge over the nose and hinged arms, known as temples or temple pieces, that rest over the ears for support.

  6. Vertex distance - Wikipedia

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    The following plots show the difference in spherical power at a 0 mm vertex distance (at the eye) and a 12 mm vertex distance (standard eyeglasses distance). 0 mm is used as the reference starting power and is one-to-one. The second plot shows the difference between the 0 mm and 12 mm vertex distance powers.

  7. Intraocular lens power calculation - Wikipedia

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    The aim of an accurate intraocular lens power calculation is to provide an intraocular lens (IOL) that fits the specific needs and desires of the individual patient. The development of better instrumentation for measuring the eye's axial length (AL) and the use of more precise mathematical formulas to perform the appropriate calculations have significantly improved the accuracy with which the ...

  8. Visual acuity - Wikipedia

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    For 6/6 = 1.0 acuity, the size of a letter on the Snellen chart or Landolt C chart is a visual angle of 5 arc minutes (1 arc min = 1/60 of a degree), which is a 43 point font at 20 feet. [10] By the design of a typical optotype (like a Snellen E or a Landolt C), the critical gap that needs to be resolved is 1/5 this value, i.e., 1 arc min.

  9. Warby Parker is giving out free solar eclipse glasses. Here's ...

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    Warby Parker announced retailers would be give out free solar eclipse glasses a week ahead of the April 8 solar eclipse. Here's where in Indiana. ... The total solar eclipse is set to chart a 115 ...