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CENTRAL VISION
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Dictionary entry overview: What does central vision mean?
• CENTRAL VISION (noun)
The noun CENTRAL VISION has 1 sense:
1. vision using the fovea and parafovea; the middle part of the visual field
Familiarity information: CENTRAL VISION used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Vision using the fovea and parafovea; the middle part of the visual field
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("central vision" is a kind of...):
sight; vision; visual modality; visual sense (the ability to see; the visual faculty)
Context examples
Your gradually lose your central vision.
(Macular Degeneration, NIH: National Eye Institute)
It is characterized by an acute or subacute loss of central vision.
(Leber Hereditary Optic Atrophy, NCI Thesaurus)
Common eye problems include: • Refractive errors • Cataracts - clouded lenses • Glaucoma - a disorder caused by damage to the optic nerve • Retinal disorders - problems with the nerve layer at the back of the eye • Macular degeneration - a disease that destroys sharp, central vision • Diabetic eye problems • Conjunctivitis - an infection also known as pinkeye
(Eye Diseases, NIH: National Eye Institute)
You need central vision to see objects clearly and to do tasks such as reading and driving.
(Macular Degeneration, NIH: National Eye Institute)
It is a disease that destroys your sharp, central vision.
(Macular Degeneration, NIH: National Eye Institute)
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