kataphoria
kataphoria
1. A tendency of the visual axes of both eyes to deviate below the horizontal plane, in the absence of a stimulus to fusion.
2. Synonym of alternating deorsumduction.
Note: also spelt cataphoria.
See depression;
hyperphoria.
Millodot: Dictionary of Optometry and Visual Science, 7th edition. © 2009 Butterworth-Heinemann
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