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occluder

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occluder,
n a name given to some articulators. See also articulator.

occluder 
A device placed before an eye to block vision or to partially obscure vision. Syn. eye shield.


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The pioneering occluder operation was carried out on 75-year-old John Hall, at Kings College Hospital in south London three months ago.
Prism bars, small objects and occluders are used to review eye movements and alignments.
The objective of the multinational research is to see whether repairing a PFO with the aid of the device called the GORE HELEX Septal Occluder is more effective in preventing strokes than medical management alone.
 
 
 
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