In optics, a toric lens is a type of lens whose surface is a combination of a sphere and a cylinder. One surface of the lens is spherical, the other toroidal.¹² Such lenses are commonly used for vision correction, in cases where there is astigmatism.

See also

• Corrective lens
• Intraocular lens

References

1. ^ E. Ahmed (2004). A Textbook of Ophthalmology. Prentice Hall of India, 107. ISBN 8120319168. 
2. ^ James Thewlis (1961). Encyclopaedic Dictionary of Physics. Pergamon Press, 268. 

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