accommodation of the eye
11Eye examination — An eye examination is a battery of tests performed by an optometrist or ophthalmologist assessing vision and ability to focus on and discern objects, as well as other tests and examinations pertaining to the eyes.All people should have periodic… …
12Eye disease — This is a partial list of human eye diseases and disorders. The World Health Organization publishes a classification of known diseases and injuries called the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems or ICD …
13eye disease — Introduction any of the diseases or disorders that affect the human eye (eye, human). This article briefly describes the more common diseases of the eye and its associated structures, the methods used in examination and diagnosis, and the… …
14Accommodation — In medicine, the ability of the eye to change its focus from distant to near objects (and vice versa). This process is achieved by the lens changing its shape. Accommodation is the adjustment of the optics of the eye to keep an object in focus on …
15Eye movement (sensory) — For other uses, see Eye movement (disambiguation). Eye movement is the voluntary or involuntary movement of the eyes, helping in acquiring, fixating and tracking visual stimuli. It may also compensate for a body movement, such as when moving the… …
16range of accommodation — the range through which accommodation is able so to adjust the optical system of the eye that an image falls in sharp focus on the retina : the distance between the near point and the far point of the eye * * * Ophthalm. the range of distance… …
17accommodation */*/ — UK [əˌkɒməˈdeɪʃ(ə)n] / US [əˌkɑməˈdeɪʃ(ə)n] noun Get it right: accommodation: The word accommodation is often spelled wrongly. It has a double m in it: Wrong: The guest house offers accomodation for small groups of people. Right: The guest house… …
18accommodation — i. The ability of the human eye to adjust itself to give sharp images for different object distances. It is the process by which the lens of the eye can be flattened to focus distant points on the retina or made more convex to focus nearby points …
19accommodation — /əkɒməˈdeɪʃən / (say uhkomuh dayshuhn) noun 1. the act of accommodating. 2. the state or process of being accommodated; adaptation. 3. adjustment of differences; reconciliation. 4. Sociology a process of mutual adaptation between persons or… …
20eye — n. the organ of sight: a three layered roughly spherical structure specialized for receiving and responding to light. The outer fibrous coat consists of the sclera and the transparent cornea; the middle vascular layer comprises the choroid,… …
