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ALTERNATING IMAGE BI-FOCAL CONTACT LENS [1 record]

Record 1 2023-05-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Orthoses
  • Prostheses
  • The Eye
DEF

A bifocal contact lens whose performance depends primarily on movement of the contact lens to position either the near or the distance portion in front of the pupil.

OBS

Glasses and contact lenses are considered to be either visual orthotic devices or visual prosthetic devices.

OBS

alternating image bifocal contact lens; translating bifocal contact lens: terms and definition standardized by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in 2006.

Key term(s)
  • alternating image bi-focal contact lens
  • translating bi-focal contact lens
  • alternating vision bi-focal contact lens
  • translating vision bi-focal contact lens

French

Domaine(s)
  • Orthèses
  • Prothèses
  • Oeil
DEF

Lentille de contact bifocale dont les performances dépendent principalement du mouvement de la lentille de contact pour positionner la partie vision de près ou la partie vision de loin en face de la pupille.

OBS

Les lunettes et les lentilles de contact sont considérées comme étant soit des orthèses visuelles, soit des prothèses visuelles.

OBS

lentille de contact bifocale à image alternative; lentille de contact bifocale transférée : termes et définition normalisés par l'Organisation internationale de normalisation (ISO) en 2006.

Key term(s)
  • lentille de contact bi-focale à image alternative
  • lentille de contact bi-focale transférée
  • lentille de contact bi-focale à vision alternative
  • lentille de contact bi-focale à vision transférée

Spanish

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