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Ocular Physiologic Processes

Medical Definition: Biological action and events that support the functions of the EYE and VISION.
Guide Notes: not used for indexing or cataloging
Ocular Physiologic Processes Categories.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Accommodation, Ocular - 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. It is the effecting of refractive changes by changes in the shape of the crystalline lens. Loosely, it refers to ocular adjustments for vision at various distances. (Cline et al., Dictionary of Visual Science, 4th ed)
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Adaptation, Ocular - The adjustment of the eye to variations in the intensity of light. Light adaptation is the adjustment of the eye when the light threshold is increased; DARK ADAPTATION when the light is greatly reduced. (From Cline et al., Dictionary of Visual Science, 4th ed)

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