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Eyewear

Eyeglasses, goggles or other objects worn over the eyes, usually to aid vision or for protective purposes.

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visible light

Eyewear; Glasses

The part of the light spectrum that the eye recognizes as color. The eye can be protected from excessive amounts of visible light through protective eyewear.

wrap frame

Eyewear; Glasses

A frame that wraps around your face. Wrap around sun glasses are popular.

20/20 vision

Eyewear; Glasses

The clarity or sharpness of vision measured at a distance of 20 feet. See also What is 20/20 Vision?

abbe value

Eyewear; Glasses

A way to measure chromatic aberration in lenses.

axis

Eyewear; Glasses

Indicates the placement in degrees of the astigmatic lens.

backside coating

Eyewear; Glasses

Polycarbonate lenses and high-index plastic lenses are thinner and have flatter prescription curves and so require a hard backside coating to protect them from scratching.

ballistic

Eyewear; Glasses

Involves high velocity projectiles. Ballistic eyewear is shatter-resistant, rugged and exceeds ANSI Z87.1 safety and military MIL-STD-662 standards.

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