bifocal
Dual-Focus Lens
Plain-language definition
Eyeglass lenses with two distinct zones - typically distance on top and near on the bottom - to correct both far and close vision.
Where this term comes up
“Bifocals for accommodative esotropia”
Condition · Strabismus (Eye Misalignment)
- Category
- Medication
- Also written as
- bifocals
Medication terms describe drugs or drug classes that may be used in eye care, neurology, inflammation, infection, or pain treatment.
Related glossary terms
- amblyopia
Lazy Eye
- diplopia
Double Vision
- esotropia
Inward Eye Turn
- exotropia
Outward Eye Turn
- hypertropia
Upward Eye Misalignment
- hypotropia
Downward Eye Misalignment
A note on medical context
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