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FARSIGHTEDNESS [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-05-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Visual Disorders
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- hyperopia
1, record 1, English, hyperopia
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- hypermetropia 2, record 1, English, hypermetropia
correct
- farsightedness 3, record 1, English, farsightedness
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The condition of the eye where incoming rays of light reach the retina before they converge into a focused image. 4, record 1, English, - hyperopia
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Hyperopia, farsightedness, or an inability of the eye to focus on nearby objects. It results from an error of refraction in which rays of light entering the eye parallel to the optic axis are brought to a focus behind the retina. 5, record 1, English, - hyperopia
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
hypermetropia: term recommended by the Medical Signs and Symptoms Committee. 6, record 1, English, - hyperopia
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Troubles de la vision
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- hypermétropie
1, record 1, French, hyperm%C3%A9tropie
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- hyperopie 1, record 1, French, hyperopie
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Défaut de réfraction oculaire caractérisé par la focalisation en arrière de la rétine des objets éloignés. 1, record 1, French, - hyperm%C3%A9tropie
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Trastornos de la visión
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- hipermetropía
1, record 1, Spanish, hipermetrop%C3%ADa
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- hiperopía 1, record 1, Spanish, hiperop%C3%ADa
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Estado refractivo del ojo en que sin acomodar la imagen del objeto se forma por detrás de la retina, es decir, focaliza los rayos por detrás de la retina por lo que los objetos lejanos, sin acomodar, se ven borrosos. 1, record 1, Spanish, - hipermetrop%C3%ADa
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
En este estado refractivo se activa el mecanismo de la acomodación para ver los objetos lejanos nítidos por lo que el músculo ciliar está en constante esfuerzo. 1, record 1, Spanish, - hipermetrop%C3%ADa
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