The optic zone of contact lenses is only a portion of the lens, which is surrounded by peripheral fitting curves that do not affect vision. It's something like looking out a small window in your house: If you are standing very close to the window, you have a large, unobstructed view of the outdoors.
Character actress Mary Jackson, best known for her role as Miss Emily Baldwin on the iconic 1970s television series The Waltons, has died. She was 95. Character actress Mary Jackson, best known for her role as Miss Emily Baldwin on the iconic 1970s television series The Waltons, has died.
Mary Jackson. Mary Jackson, actress: born Milford, Michigan 22 November 1910; married 1937 Griffin Bancroft Jnr (marriage dissolved); died Los Angeles 10 December 2005. Misses Emily and Mamie Baldwin were the two genteel sisters in the sentimental television saga The Waltons who concocted a bootleg whiskey they called the Recipe, which they offered to neighbours and passers-by - leaning over to watch for a reaction.