cycloduction
cy·clo·duc·tion
(sī'klō-dŭk'shŭn),Rotation of the eye around its visual axis.
Synonym(s): circumduction (2) [TA], cyclotorsion
[cyclo- + L. duco, pp. ductus, to draw]
cycloduction
[-duk′shən]
(in ophthalmology) the range of rotation of an eye around its visual axis, which allows binocular single vision to be maintained when the head is tilted.
cy·clo·duc·tion
(sī'klō-dŭk'shŭn)Rotation of the eye around its visual axis.
Synonym(s): circumduction (2) .
Synonym(s): circumduction (2) .
[cyclo- + L. duco, pp. ductus, to draw]
cycloduction
Rotation of an eye around its anteroposterior axis. Syn. cyclorotation; cyclotorsion. See torsion.