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Record 1 1993-08-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Visual Disorders
CONT

Focusing ability is reflected in the diopter range of their eyes. A child has a diopter range of 1,35.

French

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  • Troubles de la vision
CONT

Chez un emmétrope, une variation de 1mm de la longueur axiale entraîne une modification de la réfraction de 3 dioptries. Mais cette relation n'est pas linéaire. En cas de myopie forte, une variation de longueur de 1mm entraîne seulement 2D d'écart [...] tandis que dans l'hypermétropie forte, l'écart est supérieur à 3D par mm [...].

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