First recorded in 1875–80
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It is not healthy to have to always focus at the near-point while walking or moving.
From New York Times ● Jan. 9, 2018
The contact lens prescription for a mildly farsighted person is 0.750 D, and the person has a near point of 29.0 cm.
From Textbooks ● Aug. 12, 2015
A mother sees that her child’s contact lens prescription is 0.750 D. What is the child’s near point?
From Textbooks ● Aug. 12, 2015
In myopia and hyperopia, the corrective lenses produce images at a distance that the person can see clearly—the far point and near point, respectively.
From Textbooks ● Aug. 12, 2015
Whereas someone not wearing glasses can see clearly objects that fall between their near point and their far point, someone wearing glasses can see images that fall between their near point and their far point.
From Textbooks ● Aug. 12, 2015
Through my spyglass, I saw a small sailboat rounding the near point on Penikese, coming from the harbor, a single person at the tiller.
From "Beyond the Bright Sea" by Lauren Wolk
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