Version 2.80

Term Description

Axis in corrective lenses refers to the orientation, in degrees, of the cylinder power that is used to correct astigmatism.

Part Description

LP418239-2   Axis eye
The axis is the orientation of the placement of the cylinder for astigmatism correction. The axis can be anywhere from 1 to 180 degrees. Source: Regenstrief LOINC

Fully-Specified Name

Component
Axis
Property
Angle
Time
Pt
System
Corrective lens
Scale
Qn
Method
Lensmeter

Additional Names

Long Common Name
Corrective lens Axis by Lensmeter
Short Name
Corr lens Axis by LM

Basic Attributes

Class
EYE.LENSOMETRY
Type
Clinical
First Released
Version 2.68
Last Updated
Version 2.68 (ADD)
Order vs. Observation
Observation

Language Variants Get Info

Tag Language Translation
el-GR Greek (Greece) Άξονας:Γωνία:Pt:Διορθωτικός φακός:Qn:Φακόμετρο
Synonyms: Άξονας Γωνία
es-MX Spanish (Mexico) Eje:Ángulo:Punto temporal:Lente correctiva:Cuantitativo:Lensómetro
it-IT Italian (Italy) Asse:Angolo:Pt:Lenti correttive:Qn:Lensmeter
Synonyms: Lensometria Lentometro Occhio Punto nel tempo (episodio)
zh-CN Chinese (China) 轴:角度:时间点:矫正镜片:定量型:透镜屈光度计法
Synonyms: 几何学角度;几何角度 可用数量表示的;定量性;数值型;数量型;连续数值型标尺 时刻;随机;随意;瞬间 校正镜片;矫视镜片 眼;眼睛;眼科;眼科学与验光变量;眼科学与验光指标 眼科学与视力测定变量（眼科、眼）.透镜屈光度测定法（透镜屈光度计法、镜片验度仪法、镜片量度计法、焦度计法） 透镜屈光度计;镜片验度仪法;镜片量度计法;焦度计法

Example Units

Unit Source
deg Example UCUM Units

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