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Record 1 2013-02-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Scientific Measurements and Analyses
  • Prostheses
  • The Eye
DEF

The diameter of the cylinder circumscribing an intraocular lens, just making contact with it, be it haptic or optic, ... the axis of the cylinder being coincident with the optical axis of the intraocular lens.

OBS

overall diameter: term and definition standardized by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mesures et analyse (Sciences)
  • Prothèses
  • Oeil
DEF

Diamètre du cylindre circonscrivant une lentille intraoculaire, affleurant cette lentille, que ce soit par l'haptique ou l'optique, l'axe du cylindre coïncidant avec l'axe optique de la lentille intraoculaire.

OBS

diamètre total : terme et définition normalisés par l'Organisation internationale de normalisation (ISO).

Spanish

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Record 2 1993-12-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Optical Glass
DEF

Maximum external dimension(s) of the finished lens or shell.

OBS

In non-circular shapes, the long axis is first determined as the maximum dimension. The short axis is the perpendicular distance between tangents to the lens periphery on each side of, and parallel to, the long axis.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Verres d'optique
DEF

Dimension(s) externe(s) maximale(s) de la lentille de contact finie.

OBS

Dans le cas de forme non circulaire, le grand axe est déterminé en premier comme étant la dimension maximale. Le petit axe est la distance perpendiculaire entre les tangentes à la périphérie de la lentille de chaque côté du grand axe, ces tangentes étant parallèles au grand axe.

Spanish

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