distance visual acuity
1visual acuity — n. the ability of the eye to discriminate detail, usually tested by comparison with the power of the normal eye to distinguish certain letters on a standard chart at a given distance, generally 20 feet …
2Visual acuity — 20/15 and 20/15 vision redirect here. For other uses, see 2020 (disambiguation). Typical Snellen chart used for visual acuity testing. Visual acuity (VA) is acuteness or clearness of vision, which is dependent on the sharpness of the retinal… …
3Visual acuity test — This test measures how well you see at various distances. It is the familiar eye chart test. The eye chart itself the usual one is called Snellen s chart is imprinted with block letters that line by line decrease in size, corresponding to the… …
4Test, visual acuity — This test measures how well you see at various distances. It is the familiar eye chart test. The eye chart itself the usual one is called Snellen s chart is imprinted with block letters that line by line decrease in size, corresponding to the… …
5visual acuity — Ophthalm. acuteness of the vision as determined by a comparison with the normal ability to define certain letters at a given distance, usually 20 ft. (6 m). Abbr.: V. [1885 90] * * * …
6visual acuity — vis′ual acu′ity n. oph acuteness of the vision as determined by a comparison with the normal ability to identify certain letters at a given distance, usu. 20 ft. (6 m) • Etymology: 1885–90 …
7Visual impairment — Classification and external resources ICD 10 H54 ICD …
8acuity — 1. Sharpness, clearness, distinctness. 2. Severity. [thr. Fr., fr. L. acuo, pp. acutus, sharpen] absolute intensity threshold a. the minimal light that can be seen. resolution a. detection of a target having two or more parts, often measured by… …
9Visual angle — The visual angle is the angle a viewed object subtends at the eye, usually stated in degrees of arc.It also is called the object s angular size. The sketch helps to define it 1,2It shows an observer s eye looking at a frontal extent (the vertical …
10Visual Angle Illusion — The visual angle, V degrees, subtended by a viewed object sometimes looks larger or smaller than its actual value, creating a visual angle illusion (V illusion).These V illusions have been explicitly described by many vision researchers,… …
