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BIFOCAL SEGMENT HEIGHT [1 record]

Record 1 1993-12-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Visual Disorders
  • Optical Glass
DEF

Distance, in millimetres, from the bottom edge of a corneal lens or from the bottom edge of the optic zone of a scleral lens, to the centre of the top edge of the bifocal segment.

OBS

This definition is not applicable to concentric bifocal lenses.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Troubles de la vision
  • Verres d'optique
DEF

Distance, en millimètres, du bord postérieur d'une lentille cornéenne, ou du bord postérieur de la zone optique d'une lentille sclérale, au centre du bord supérieur du segment bifocal.

OBS

Cette définition ne s'applique pas aux lentilles bifocales concentriques.

Spanish

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