рефракция

рефракция

(1) A test to determine the best eyeglasses or contact lenses to correct a refractive error including myopia (nearsighted, shortsighted vision), hyperopia (farsighted, longsighted vision), or astigmatism (irregular cornea).

(2) The bending of light by the use of lens or other material.

See also Manifest Refraction and Cycloplegic Refraction.

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Category: Optometry; Contact lenses; Eye surgery
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