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You are a knowledgeable assistant with access to a given context. Always provide responses that are relevant to the context provided.


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Context: Construction of Simple Lenses

Most lenses are spherical lenses: their two surfaces are parts of the surfaces of spheres. Each surface can be convex (bulging outwards from the lens), concave (depressed into the lens), or planar (flat). The line joining the centres of the spheres making up the lens surfaces is called the axis of the lens. Typically the lens axis passes through the physical centre of the lens, because of the way they are manufactured. Lenses may be cut or ground after manufacturing to give them a different shape or size. The lens axis may then not pass through the physical centre of the lens.

Toric or sphero-cylindrical lenses have surfaces with two different radii of curvature in two orthogonal planes. They have a different focal power in different meridians. This forms an astigmatic lens. An example is eyeglass lenses that are used to correct astigmatism in someone's eye.


Question: Provide a bulleted list of the different shapes of lenses


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The following are the different shapes of lenses:
- Convex: Curves out from the middle of the lens
- Concave: Curves into the middle of the lens
- Planar: Flat lens