Concept information
Preferred term
Accommodation, Ocular
Type
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Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Entry terms
- Accommodation, Ocular Distance
- Distance Accommodation, Ocular
- Ocular Accommodation
- Ocular Distance Accommodation
- Ocular Distance Accommodations
Note
- do not confuse with ADAPTATION, OCULAR, adjustment of eye to light
Scope note
- The dioptric adjustment of the EYE (to attain maximal sharpness of retinal imagery for an object of regard) referring to the ability, to the mechanism, or to the process. Ocular accommodation is the effecting of refractive changes by changes in the shape of the CRYSTALLINE LENS. Loosely, it refers to ocular adjustments for VISION, OCULAR at various distances. (Cline et al., Dictionary of Visual Science, 4th ed)
In other languages
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Finnish
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akkommodaatio
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akkomodaatiokyky
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silmien akkommodaatio
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Swedish
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D000065
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