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  • Optics of Light Sources Moving in Refractive Media

    Il'ja M. Frank - Nobel Lecture Il'ja M. Frank 1964

  • Refractive error is a visual impairment that occurs when the eyes cannot correctly focus on images.

    Adlens Sees Future in Adjustable Lens Technology Anna Novick 2011

  • -- Refractive Index Correction improves beamformer performance by correcting phase errors caused by speed of sound differences between the probe case and body.

    Samplify Introduces Powerful New Ultrasound Beamformer Technology 2010

  • Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, 13: 269 – 301.

    Factors affecting surface ultraviolet radiation levels in the Arctic 2009

  • "Patient self-reported satisfaction with the overall outcome of a surgical procedure is linked not only to the technical aspects of the surgery but also to the psychosocial characteristics of the patient," wrote Jennifer Morse, a psychiatrist and lead author of the study, which ran earlier this year in the Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery.

    Is Elective Surgery For You? 2009

  • To research this angle, the FDA enlisted the participation of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, in addition to the National Eye Institute.

    FDA to Give Unhappy Patients 2008

  • All matter either reflects, diffuses or transmits light (indeed all radiation) to varying degrees based on its Refractive Index.

    Liszt Learning Perenyi, Eleanor 1975

  • The Refractive Index is the phase velocity of radiation if free space is divided by the phase velocity of the same radiation in a specified medium.

    Liszt Learning Perenyi, Eleanor 1975

  • The _Refractive index_ is sometimes useful for discriminating between various oils and fats, and, in conjunction with other physical and chemical data, affords another means of detecting adulteration.

    The Handbook of Soap Manufacture H. A. Appleton

  • India moderated the session of five presentations regarding Revolutions in Refractive Surgery.

    unknown title 2011

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