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Extraterrestrial life forms: Calvin encounters many extraterrestrial life-forms in the course of the strip, usually during adventures as his alter-ego, Spaceman Spiff. Most of these aliens are non-humanoid, bizarre monsters, but represent Calvin's imaginative perception of Susie, his parents, and teachers.
Low-power reading glasses worn along with the paper glasses also sharpen the image noticeably. The correction is only about 1/2 + diopter on the red lens. However, some people with corrective glasses are bothered by difference in lens diopters, as one image is a slightly larger magnification than the other.
Adjustable focus eyeglasses are eyeglasses with an adjustable focal length. They compensate for refractive errors (such as presbyopia) by providing variable focusing, allowing users to adjust them for desired distance or prescription, or both. Current bifocals and progressive lenses are static, in that the user has to change their eye position ...
Conan Glasses. Dr. Raviv is impressed by Foster Grant’s Multi Focus technology, which offers three magnification strengths in one pair: One for interacting with people at the top, one for using ...
History of optics. Modern ophthalmic lens making machine. Optics began with the development of lenses by the ancient Egyptians and Mesopotamians, followed by theories on light and vision developed by ancient Greek philosophers, and the development of geometrical optics in the Greco-Roman world. The word optics is derived from the Greek term ...
Woman over 50 reading a book without needing glasses. Glasses can be a fashion statement—even people with perfect vision might don a pair just for fun.
Intraocular lens. An Intraocular lens ( IOL) is a lens implanted in the eye usually as part of a treatment for cataracts or for correcting other vision problems such as short sightedness and long sightedness; a form of refractive surgery. If the natural lens is left in the eye, the IOL is known as phakic, otherwise it is a pseudophakic lens (or ...
Appearing on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Wednesday, Aug. 14, Kardashian, 43, revealed that her kids have been trying to arrange dates for her. “It’s so funny because my kids try ...