slab-off prism

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A lens modification used to correct for differences in vision between the two eyes, particularly in cases of anisometropia, in which a prism is ground into the lens of the eye with the stronger prescription, thereby helping to align the visual images seen by both eyes.

Word forms

slab-off prism slab-off prisms
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