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defocus To put or go out of focus. hyperopic defocus State of the eye in which the retinal image is focused behind the retina. It may occur when placing a negative lens in front of an emmetropic presbyopic eye; in an uncorrected presbyopic hyperope; in a high hyperope unable to overcome the ametropia by accommodating; or as an accommodative lag in an uncorrected or corrected myope, as well as in an emmetrope viewing a near object. See lag of accommodation; over-correction. myopic defocus State of the eye in which the retinal image is focused in front of the retina. It may occur when placing a positive lens in front of an emmetropic eye; in an uncorrected or undercorrected myopic eye; or if there is a lead of accommodation, as is the case in some individuals viewing a distant object. See lead of accommodation; under-correction. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| It seems that they are going to great lengths to keep the truth from coming forward and especially that they are trying to defocus people from looking at the issues and the complaint," she says. There is a need to defocus high levels of competitiveness and aggressive behavior that are currently encouraged and supported in youth sports. Being oriented to all three is extremely difficult and may defocus the fit of services to the client. |
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