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OEIL PARESSEUX [1 record]

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Record 1 2017-05-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Visual Disorders
DEF

Low or reduced visual acuity not correctable by refractive means and not attributable to ophthalmoscopically apparent structural or pathological anomalies or proven afferent pathway disorders.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Troubles de la vision
DEF

Baisse de l'acuité visuelle [...], sans lésion apparente de l'œil, sans atteinte cliniquement décelable des voies optiques, et qui ne peut être compensée par des moyens optiques.

OBS

amblyopie : ce terme est parfois employé, mais à tort, pour désigner toute baisse d'acuité visuelle, quelle qu'en soit l'origine.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Trastornos de la visión
DEF

Déficit marcado de la agudeza visual, que no se puede corregir con el uso de lentes y en la que no se aprecia lesión ocular orgánica que la justifique.

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