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WR ASTIGMATISM [1 record]

Record 1 2000-07-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Visual Disorders
DEF

Astigmatism in which the meridian of greatest refractive power is in, or within 30 degrees of, the vertical.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Troubles de la vision
DEF

Astigmatisme dans lequel la puissance du méridien vertical (ou proche de la verticale) est la plus élevée.

OBS

Source MVISI-F : Le nouveau dictionnaire de la vision par Michel Millodot, Médiacom Vision Éditeur, 1997.

Spanish

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