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Description |
| Axis |
This is the direction of the cylinder - it has a value of 1 to 180 and is measured in degrees. |
| Cylinder |
This is a measurement of astigmatism (toric) it can vary from prescription to prescription and eye to eye. It can be written as plano or missing from your prescription.
If it has a value for one eye then it must also contain the next element called axis.
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| Earsocks |
The rubber section on the ear stem of Oakley eyewear. |
| Icon |
Oakley's corporate logo. |
| Iridium |
A 12 micron thick coating added to some of Oakley's lens tints. It reduces glare, increases contrast and has a cooling effect on the eye on a hot sunny day by reflecting the Sun's heat. |
| MP3 |
A conversion format relating to Digital music - a format used by Oakley Thump |
| Nose Bombs |
The small rubber pads that attach to the nose section of Oakley eyewear |
| PD |
Pupillary Distance - The mm measurement from one pupil to the other pupil. This measurment is used during the manufacture of Oakley RX eyewear. |
| Plutonite |
Oakley Lenses are made of optically pure premium Plutonite® lens material, an innovation that blocks 100% of all UV radiation. Closly related to Polycarbonate. |
| Polaric Ellipsoid |
Oakley’s POLARIC ELLIPSOID™ lens geometry minimizes optical distortion at all angles of vision. |
| RX |
Prescription service - Oakley's term relating to prescription eyewear. |
| Sphere |
This is the spherical power of your prescription, this tells us whether you are short or long sighted and by how much. This can also be Plano or Zero in some cases.
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| Vaults |
Cases for any Oakley eyewear. Two versions are available - a Kevlar version and Metal (Aluminium) |
| WMA |
A conversion format relating to Digital music - a format used by Oakley Thump |
| XYZ Optics |
Oakley's patented XYZ Optics® maintains visual clarity at all angles of view, even at the edge of raked-back lens contours that maximize peripheral vision and protection. Conventional eyewear bends light rays and distorts vision at the lens periphery, but XYZ Optics® maps the full lens contour to the human eye, ensuring razor-sharp vision at all angles. |
