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MIRROR IMAGE PROJECTION [2 records]

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Record 1 2000-07-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medical and Surgical Equipment
  • Visual Disorders
DEF

A haploscopic projection instrument for deriving the subjective refraction and various supplementary motility, binocular coordination, and image quality measurements of the eyes by utilizing continuously variable(Alvarez) lenses, a mirror which directs light with adjustable vergence, a system for measuring astigmatism which involves subjective judgments of line targets in two pairs of fixed meridians, and the automatic computation of the indicated spherocylinder prescription.

CONT

Automatic computerized p erimetry in chronic simple glaucoma. Interest of Humphrey Field Analyser custom tests. (In Ophtalmologie, 1988, 2 (5) 449-456, cited in PASCAL data base.)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement médico-chirurgical
  • Troubles de la vision
CONT

Dépistage de déficits glaucomateux à l'aide de l'analyseur de Humphrey. (Relevé dans Ophthalmology (Rochester), 1986, 93 (7) 882-886, cité dans les bases de données.)

CONT

L'analyseur de vision Humphrey a introduit la technique de décomposition astigmate grâce aux sphères et cylindres d'Alvarez à variation continue. (Relevé dans Ophthalmic & physiological optics, 1984, 4 (4) 359-364, cité dans la base de données PASCAL.)

Spanish

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Record 2 1995-07-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Optical Instruments
  • Audiovisual Techniques and Equipment
DEF

An optical projection system for forming an enlarged real image of a flat opaque object in which light is reflected from the object and then from a mirror before being focused by a projector lens.

CONT

The opaque projector ... is an audiovisual tool. ... It will project pictures, pages from books ... and other such two-dimensional materials. Other objects, such as rocks, mathematical models of various solid shapes, flowers, etc. also can be projected.

OBS

opaque projector: term used in the field of military training.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments d'optique
  • Audiovisuel (techniques et équipement)
DEF

Appareil servant à la projection par réflexion, d'objets opaques.

CONT

L'opascope. Cet appareil permet de projeter tous documents, pages de livres, voire même des objets s'ils ne sont pas trop volumineux. Il permet la reproduction de documents complexes, de schémas [...]

OBS

épiscope : terme utilisé dans le contexte de l'instruction militaire.

Spanish

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