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RELATIVE ACCOMMODATION [2 records]

Record 1 2012-02-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • The Eye
DEF

The difference expressed in diopters between the farthest point and the nearest point of accommodation with respect to the spectacle plane, the entrance pupil, or some other reference point of the eye.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Oeil
DEF

Valeur maximale que peut atteindre l'accommodation.

OBS

Mesurée à partir de l'apex cornéen, du plan de la lunette ou de tout autre plan, elle est exprimée en dioptries.

OBS

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

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ojo
DEF

Diferencia entre el poder refractivo del ojo en estado de reposo (visión lejana) y el punto de máxima acomodación (visión próxima).

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Record 2 2000-05-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • The Eye
DEF

Changes in accommodation that can be elicited with convergence held constant.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Oeil

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ojo
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