As an optometrist, I am sometimes asked in the consulting room whether peoples eye are ‘generally the same’.
This got me thinking about the number of different lenses we use to examine peoples eyes and and the possibility that each pair truly is unique.
So if we consider the possible combinations.
Therefore, we can calculate the odds of a spectacle or goggle prescription being unique at nearly 1 in 15,000,000 (160x32x180x8x2).
This may not be 100% statistically or scientifically accurate, but it gives a good feel for just how individual your eyes are.
But I am sure you all knew you were unique already.
Compared to an optical magnifier that just uses an illuminating light and a magnifying lens, with an electronic video magnifier or digital, you can zoom into and magnify images and text on a screen, as well as change the colours.
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