28691-4
Left eye Sphere Autorefractor.auto
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Part Description
LP73384-7 Sphere
The sphere is the additional focusing power (as a positive or negative number) needed to focus the visual image on the retina. Negative diopters are required to correct near-sightedness, and positive to correct far-sightedness. The term is named "sphere" to indicate that the correction is applied in all meridians of the eye.
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LOINC Names Get Info
- Fully-Specified Name
- Sphere:
InvLen: Pt: Eye.left: Qn: Autorefractor.auto - Long Common Name
- Left eye Sphere Autorefractor.auto
- Short Name
- L eye Sphere AR.auto
Part Model Get Info
Basic Attributes
- Class
- EYE.REFRACTION
- Type
- Clinical
- First Released
- Version 2.00
- Last Updated
- Version 2.70 (MIN)
Language Variants Get Info
| Tag | Language | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| el-GR | Greek (Greece) | Σφαίρα: Synonyms: EYE EYE.REFRACTION InvLen Pt Qn Αυτοδιαθλαστής.αυτόματος Αυτόματο Οφθαλμός Οφθαλμός.αριστερός Σφαίρα |
| es-AR | Spanish (Argentina) | esfera: |
| es-MX | Spanish (Mexico) | Esfera: |
| it-IT | Italian (Italy) | Sfera: Synonyms: Autorifrattore automatico Lunghezza Inversa Occhio Occhio Sinistro Oftalmologia - rifrazione Punto nel tempo (episodio) |
| pt-BR | Portuguese (Brazil) | Esfera: Synonyms: Inverse Length; |
| zh-CN | Chinese (China) | 球面: Synonyms: L LT Refraction measurements; |
Example Units
| Unit | Source |
|---|---|
| [diop] | Example UCUM Units |
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