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Vision-Correction Pioneer Awarded Land Medal

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ROCHESTER, N.Y., May 10, 2007 -- The Edwin H. Land Medal, which recognizes achievement in optics with major public impact, has been presented this year to a man considered to be one of the founding fathers of laser vision correction. Charles Munnerlyn, recipient of the 2007 Edwin H. Land Medal. Charles Munnerlyn was selected to receive the 2007 Land Medal for his "pioneering science, engineering, and entrepreneurship in developing excimer laser surgery for the correction of vision…which created a new industry and has made normal vision without glasses possible for millions of people," said the award's sponsors, the...Read full article

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    Published: May 2007
    Glossary
    excimer
    A contraction of "excited dimer." The term refers to an excited species made by combination of two identical atoms or molecules, one of which is excited and one of which is at a ground state.
    eye
    The organ of vision or light sensitivity.
    photolithography
    Photolithography is a key process in the manufacturing of semiconductor devices, integrated circuits, and microelectromechanical systems (MEMS). It is a photomechanical process used to transfer geometric patterns from a photomask or reticle to a photosensitive chemical photoresist on a substrate, typically a silicon wafer. The basic steps of photolithography include: Cleaning the substrate: The substrate, often a silicon wafer, is cleaned to remove any contaminants from its surface. ...
    photonics
    The technology of generating and harnessing light and other forms of radiant energy whose quantum unit is the photon. The science includes light emission, transmission, deflection, amplification and detection by optical components and instruments, lasers and other light sources, fiber optics, electro-optical instrumentation, related hardware and electronics, and sophisticated systems. The range of applications of photonics extends from energy generation to detection to communications and...
    vision
    The processes in which luminous energy incident on the eye is perceived and evaluated.
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