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Descriptor English: Accommodation, Ocular
Descriptor Spanish: Acomodación Ocular
Descriptor acomodación ocular
Entry term(s) acomodación del cristalino
Scope note: Ajuste dióptrico del OJO (para alcanzar la máxima agudeza de la imagen retiniana en relación con un objeto considerado) que hace referencia a la capacidad, al mecanismo o al proceso. La acomodación ocular es llevar a cabo los cambios de refracción por los cambios en la forma de la LENTE DEL CRISTALINO. Sin excesivo rigor, hace referencia a los ajustes oculares en relación con la VISIÓN OCULAR a diversas distancias (Cline et al., Dictionary of Visual Science, 4th ed).
Descriptor Portuguese: Acomodação Ocular
Descriptor French: Accommodation oculaire
Entry term(s): Accommodation, Lens
Accommodation, Ocular Distance
Distance Accommodation, Ocular
Lens Accommodation
Ocular Accommodation
Ocular Distance Accommodation
Ocular Distance Accommodations
Tree number(s): G14.010
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000065
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)
Annotation: do not confuse with ADAPTATION, OCULAR, adjustment of eye to light
Allowable Qualifiers: DE drug effects
ES ethics
GE genetics
IM immunology
PH physiology
RE radiation effects
DeCS ID: 69
Unique ID: D000065
NLM Classification: WW 109
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Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2016/06/02
Accommodation, Ocular - Preferred
Concept UI M0000093
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)
Preferred term Accommodation, Ocular
Entry term(s) Accommodation, Ocular Distance
Distance Accommodation, Ocular
Ocular Accommodation
Ocular Distance Accommodation
Ocular Distance Accommodations
Accommodation, Lens - Narrower
Concept UI M0471007
Scope note Adjustment of lens to distance.
Preferred term Accommodation, Lens
Entry term(s) Lens Accommodation



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