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...focused on a point somewhere in front of your retina--either because the curve of your cornea is too steep relative to the length of your eyeball, or the eyeball is too long relative to the corneal curve. If you're farsighted, or hyperopic, on the other hand, the focal point for distant objects is fine, while the one for close sources actually falls behind the retina. In this case, the cornea is too flat relative to the length, or vice versa. Astigmatism occurs because the cornea's curvature is not uniform, making both distant and nearby objects blurry...
...think over the last few years there's been a significant increased awareness around Brazilian Studies at Harvard," said Stephen J. Reifenberg, executive director of the center. "Having a chair will provide a focal point...
...Silicon Valley orgy of wealth creation. Because at Blizzard North, Erich and Max have somehow turned what used to be a clique of adolescent boys--our rabble of pimply, geeked-out teenagers in Pacific Palisades, Calif.--into a highly profitable, 100-employee, new-economy juggernaut that is currently the focal point of millions of young males eagerly awaiting the Christmas launch of Diablo...
...Most movies that feature teenagers as a focal point don't often look so realistically at what teenage life is like, and the way they talk to each other. Were you worried that you might alienate people with some of the really controversial things your characters...
Last December, Cambridge Savings Bank announced that an Abercrombie and Fitch store would open in the Read Block building at the focal point of Harvard Square...