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  2. Entoptic phenomenon - Wikipedia

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    The first two sort of floaters may collect over the fovea (the center of vision), and therefore be more visible, when a person is lying on his or her back looking upwards. Blue field entoptic phenomenon has the appearance of tiny bright dots moving rapidly along squiggly lines in the visual field.

  3. Ohr - Wikipedia

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    Ohr (Hebrew: אור, romanized: ʾor, lit. 'Light', plural: אורות ʾoroṯ) is a central Kabbalistic term in Jewish mysticism.The analogy of physical light describes divine emanations.

  4. List of optometric abbreviations - Wikipedia

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    Binocular single vision: BV: Binocular vision: BVD: Back vertex distance BVP: Back vertex power CD: Centration distance C/D: Cup–disc ratio CF: Count fingers vision – state distance c/o or c.o. Complains of CT: Cover test c/u: Check up CW: Close work Δ: Prism dioptre D: Dioptres DC: Dioptres cylinder DNA: Did not attend DOB: Date of birth ...

  5. Phosphene - Wikipedia

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    One example of a pressure phosphene is demonstrated by gently pressing the side of one's eye and observing a colored ring of light on the opposite side, as detailed by Isaac Newton. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] [ 9 ] Another common phosphene is "seeing stars" from a sneeze , laughter, a heavy and deep cough, blowing of the nose , a blow on the head or low blood ...

  6. Jewish meditation - Wikipedia

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    Aryeh Kaplan sees indications throughout the Hebrew Bible that Judaism always contained a central meditative tradition, going back to the time of the patriarchs. [5] For instance, in the book of Genesis, the patriarch Isaac is described as going "lasuach" ( Hebrew : לָשׂוּחַ , romanized : lāśūaḥ , lit.

  7. Cyanopsia - Wikipedia

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    The condition primarily involves the retina, the light-sensitive tissue at the back of the eye, and occasionally the optic nerve, which carries visual information to the brain. When suffering from Cyanopsia some individuals may also experience blurred vision , or heightened sensitivity to bright light, which can make well-lit environments ...

  8. Jewish symbolism - Wikipedia

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    The breastplate was in the center of the ephod, as the earth formed the center of the universe; the girdle symbolized the ocean, the stones on the shoulders the sun and moon, and the jewels in the breastplate the twelve signs of the zodiac, while the miter was a token of heaven.

  9. Birkat Hachama - Wikipedia

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    Official name: Hebrew: ברכת החמה (Birkat Hachammah or Birkas Hachoma).Translation: "Blessing of the Sun" Observed by: Jews: Type: Jewish: Significance: Traditionally, the coincidence of the Sun's return to its location during the Creation of the world at the time of the week at which it was created