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Insurance is a promise of compensation for specific potential future losses in exchange for a periodic payment. Insurance is designed to protect the financial well-being of an individual, company or other entity in the case of unexpected loss. Some forms of insurance are required by law, while others are optional. Agreeing to the terms of an insurance policy creates a contract between the insured and the insurer. In exchange for payments from the insured (called premiums), the insurer agrees to pay the policy holder a sum of money upon the occurrence of a specific event. In most cases, the policy holder pays part of the loss (called the deductible), and the insurer pays the rest. Examples include car insurance, health insurance, disability insurance, life insurance, and business insurance.
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Astigmatic effect
Eyewear; Optometry
Collective description of the cylindrical power and the cylinder axis.
Reference seeing distance
Eyewear; Optometry
Agreed distance of 250 mm between the object side (first) nodal point of the eye and the object observed. The reference seeing distance is used, above all, as a reference ...
Intraocular pressure
Eyewear; Optometry
Eye pressure, as determined by the amount of aqueous humour filling it. High IOP (ocular hypertension) can be a sign of glaucoma
Interpupillary distance
Eyewear; Optometry
Distance between the centres of the pupils when the eyes are fixating an object at an infinite distance in the straight-ahead position.
Fitting point position
Eyewear; Optometry
Vertical and horizontal fitting distances and directions of the fitting point from the boxed centre of the lens shape.