orthophoria /or·tho·pho·ria/ (-for´e-ah) normal equilibrium of the eye muscles, or muscular balance.orthophor´ic
orthophoria [or″tho-fo´re-ah]
or·tho·pho·ri·a (ôr th -fôr  -)n. The normal condition of balance between the muscles of the eyes that permits the lines of sight to meet at an object being looked at. or tho·phoric (-fôr k) adj. |
orthophoria [or″tho-fo´re-ah]
normal equilibrium of the eye muscles, or muscular balance. adj., adj orthophor´ic.
orthophoria
normal equilibrium of the eye muscles, or muscular balance.
orthophoria
The case when the two visual axes are directed towards the point of binocular fixation, in the absence of an adequate stimulus to fusion. It represents a perfect balance of the oculomotor system; and the active and passive positions coincide, unlike in heterophoria. Syn. phoria. See orthophorization; active position; passive position.
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