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Ophthalm.acuteness of the vision as determined by a comparison with the normal ability to define certain letters at a given distance, usually 20 ft. (6 m). Abbr.: V.[1885-90]
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Visual acuity test — This test measures how well you see at various distances. It is the familiar eye chart test. The eye chart itself the usual one is called Snellen s chart is imprinted with block letters that line by line decrease in size, corresponding to the… … Medical dictionary
visual acuity — noun sharpness of vision; the visual ability to resolve fine detail (usually measured by a Snellen chart) • Syn: ↑acuity, ↑sharp sightedness • Derivationally related forms: ↑sharp sighted (for: ↑sharp sightedness) … Useful english dictionary
visual acuity — sharpness of vision: the degree to which a person is able to distinguish and resolve fine detail. The essential requirements are a healthy retina and the ability of the eye to focus incoming light to form a sharp image on the retina. Acuity of… … The new mediacal dictionary
visual acuity — noun Date: 1889 the relative ability of the visual organ to resolve detail that is usually expressed as the reciprocal of the minimum angular separation in minutes of two lines just resolvable as separate and that forms in the average human eye… … New Collegiate Dictionary
visual acuity — vis′ual acu′ity n. oph acuteness of the vision as determined by a comparison with the normal ability to identify certain letters at a given distance, usu. 20 ft. (6 m) • Etymology: 1885–90 … From formal English to slang
Test, visual acuity — This test measures how well you see at various distances. It is the familiar eye chart test. The eye chart itself the usual one is called Snellen s chart is imprinted with block letters that line by line decrease in size, corresponding to the… … Medical dictionary
