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aspheric
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a·spher·ic  (-sfîrk, -sfr-) also a·spher·i·cal (--kl)
adj.
Varying slightly from sphericity and having only slight aberration, as a lens.
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Adj.1.aspheric - varying slightly from a perfectly spherical shape
optics - the branch of physics that studies the physical properties of light
rounded - curving and somewhat round in shape rather than jagged; "low rounded hills"; "rounded shoulders"


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Some brainbox in the eyeglass design field has finally discovered that they can fulfill the wishes of the majority of people looking to purchase reading eyeglasses with a standard aspheric lens usually made from polycarbonate or other high quality lens material.
Aspheric lens designs are used in cases of small to moderate nipple cones, where it aligns with the more normal peripheral cornea.
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