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  2. Aberrations of the eye - Wikipedia

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    The effect of spherical aberration (a fourth-order aberration) increases as the fourth power of the pupil diameter. Doubling pupil diameter increases the spherical aberration component by a factor of 16. [7] Thus, a small change in pupil size can cause a significant change in spherical aberration.

  3. Pupil - Wikipedia

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    In humans, the pupil is circular, but its shape varies between species; some cats, reptiles, and foxes have vertical slit pupils, goats and sheep have horizontally oriented pupils, and some catfish have annular types. [3] In optical terms, the anatomical pupil is the eye's aperture and the iris is the aperture stop.

  4. Mammalian eye - Wikipedia

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    Diagram of a human eye; note that not all eyes have the same anatomy as a human eye. The mammalian eye can also be divided into two main segments: the anterior segment and the posterior segment. [10] The human eye is not a plain sphere but is like two spheres combined, a smaller, more sharply curved one and a larger lesser curved sphere.

  5. The Story Behind Shapewear: From Girdles to Spanx - AOL

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  6. The Fascinating Shape of a Sheep’s Pupils - AOL

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    Humans, other primates, and dogs have round (spherical) pupils, which are useful for general all-round vision. Cats, snakes, crocodiles, and alligators have vertical slits which are useful for ...

  7. Girdle - Wikipedia

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    A Christian priest wearing a white girdle around his waist to hold his alb and stole in place. A belt without a buckle, especially if a cord or rope, is called a girdle in various contexts, especially historical ones, where girdles were a very common part of everyday clothing from antiquity until perhaps the 15th century, especially for women ...

  8. Yes, You Can Rent Out Your Eyeball For Money

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    n November 1954, 29-year-old Sammy Davis Jr. was driving to Hollywood when a car crash left his eye mangled beyond repair. Doubting his potential as a one-eyed entertainer, the burgeoning performer sought a solution at the same venerable institution where other misfortunate starlets had gone to fill their vacant sockets: Mager & Gougelman, a family-owned business in New York City that has ...

  9. Human eye - Wikipedia

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    The pupil of the human eye can range in size from 2 mm to over 8 mm to adapt to the environment. The human eye can detect a luminance from 10 −6 cd/m 2, or one millionth (0.000001) of a candela per square meter to 10 8 cd/m 2 or one hundred million (100,000,000) candelas per square meter.