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MULTI-COURBE [3 records]

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Record 1 2023-05-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Orthoses
  • Prostheses
  • The Eye
DEF

A contact lens with a back surface that is composed of more than three intersecting spherical zones.

OBS

Glasses and contact lenses are considered to be either visual orthotic devices or visual prosthetic devices.

OBS

multi-curve contact lens: term and definition standardized by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Orthèses
  • Prothèses
  • Oeil
DEF

Lentille de contact dont la face postérieure est composée de plus de trois zones sphériques sécantes.

OBS

Les lunettes et les lentilles de contact sont considérées comme étant soit des orthèses visuelles, soit des prothèses visuelles.

OBS

lentille de contact multi-courbe : terme et définition normalisés par l'Organisation internationale de normalisation(ISO).

Spanish

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Record 2 2023-05-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Orthoses
  • Prostheses
  • The Eye
DEF

A contact lens whose back surface is composed of more than three intersecting coaxial aspheric zones.

OBS

Glasses and contact lenses are considered to be either visual orthotic devices or visual prosthetic devices.

OBS

aspheric multi-curve contact lens: term and definition standardized by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in 2006.

Key term(s)
  • aspheric multicurve contact lens

French

Domaine(s)
  • Orthèses
  • Prothèses
  • Oeil
DEF

Lentille de contact dont la face postérieure est composée de plus de trois zones asphériques coaxiales sécantes.

OBS

Les lunettes et les lentilles de contact sont considérées comme étant soit des orthèses visuelles, soit des prothèses visuelles.

OBS

lentille de contact asphérique multi-courbe : terme et définition normalisés par l'Organisation internationale de normalisation(ISO) en 2006.

Key term(s)
  • lentille de contact asphérique multicourbe

Spanish

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Record 3 2016-12-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Visual Disorders
  • Optical Glass
DEF

Surface (front or back) composed of more than three intersecting zones of different curvatures.

OBS

multi-curve: term and definition standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Troubles de la vision
  • Verres d'optique
DEF

Qualifie une surface (antérieure ou postérieure) composée de plus de trois zones adjacentes de courbure différente.

OBS

multi-courbe : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

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