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MeSH Heading: Accommodation, Ocular
Tree Number(s): G14.010
Unique ID: D000065
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000065
Annotation: do not confuse with ADAPTATION, OCULAR, adjustment of eye to light
Scope Note: The dioptric adjustment of the EYE (to attain maximal sharpness of retinal imagery for an object of regard) referring to the ability, to the mechanism, or to the process. Ocular accommodation is the effecting of refractive changes by changes in the shape of the CRYSTALLINE LENS. Loosely, it refers to ocular adjustments for VISION, OCULAR at various distances. (Cline et al., Dictionary of Visual Science, 4th ed)
Entry Term(s): Accommodation, Lens; Ocular Accommodation; Ocular Distance Accommodation
NLM Classification #: WW 109
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2016/06/02

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Concept UI: M0000093
Scope Note: The dioptric adjustment of the EYE (to attain maximal sharpness of retinal imagery for an object of regard) referring to the ability, to the mechanism, or to the process. Ocular accommodation is the effecting of refractive changes by changes in the shape of the CRYSTALLINE LENS. Loosely, it refers to ocular adjustments for VISION, OCULAR at various distances. (Cline et al., Dictionary of Visual Science, 4th ed)
Terms: Accommodation, Ocular Preferred Term
Term UI T000169
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1966); Ocular Accommodation
Term UI T613339
Date10/14/2004
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2006); Ocular Distance Accommodation
Term UI T620583
Date11/30/2004
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2006)

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