Maybe this? Scroll about halfway down---
http://crstoday.com/articles/2006-oct/crst1006_01-php/
I believe that's a low vision magnifier.
I think that you nailed it Uncle Fester.
I do recall the introduction of IOL's and the initial resistance to their use by both the MD's and the Opticians of the day. We Opticians took it in the wallet when post cataract customers started coming in for their glasses with an Rx of -0.75 instead of +13.00's. We also took a big hit with the advent of the soft contact lens but at least there were no insurers to deal with.
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I believe the photos are of a sales piece, you know, like a Cinzano ashtray.
Optical Cross: n. crucifixion apparatus used by the New Jersey State Board.
"It is not knowing, but the love of learning, that characterizes the scientific [person]." -Charles Sanders Peirce
"A concept is a brick. It can be used to build a courthouse of reason. Or it can be thrown through the window. -Gilles Deleuze
You all have way too much spare time! And speaking of spare time, Cinzano is not just about the bubbly....aperitifs, as well. Plus, as a part of the Campari group, other liquors, hard and soft.
Makes sense to give out ashtrays, though...cigars and bubbly.
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