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Meaning of "toric lens" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TORIC LENS

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TORIC LENS

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Toric lens is a noun.
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WHAT DOES TORIC LENS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Toric lens

A toric lens is a lens with different optical power and focal length in two orientations perpendicular to each other. One of the lens surfaces is shaped like a "cap" from a torus, while the other one usually is spherical. Toric lenses are primarily used in eyeglasses, contact lenses and intraocular lenses to correct astigmatism.

Definition of toric lens in the English dictionary

The definition of toric lens in the dictionary is a lens used to correct astigmatism, having one of its surfaces shaped like part of a torus so that its focal lengths are different in different meridians.

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WORDS THAT END LIKE TORIC LENS

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Synonyms and antonyms of toric lens in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «toric lens» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TORIC LENS

Find out the translation of toric lens to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of toric lens from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «toric lens» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

复曲面透镜
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

lente tórica
570 millions of speakers

English

toric lens
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

टोरिक लैंस
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

عدسة توريك
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

торические линзы
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

lente tórica
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

টর্চ লেন্স
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

lentille torique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kanta toric
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

torische Linse
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

トーリックレンズ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

토릭 렌즈
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lensa toric
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ống kính toric
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

துருவ லென்ஸ்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

टॉरिक लेन्स
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Torik mercek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

lente torica
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

soczewki toryczne
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

торичні лінзи
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

lentile torice
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τορικός φακό
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Toric lens
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

torisk lins
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

torisk linse
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of toric lens

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TORIC LENS»

The term «toric lens» is normally little used and occupies the 135.180 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about toric lens

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TORIC LENS»

Discover the use of toric lens in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to toric lens and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Refractive Lens Surgery
An effective toric IOL must have the capability of improving visual acuity and maintaining rotational stability so as not to diminish the effects of the correction provided by the toric lens. 8.1 AcrySof Toric IOL Alcon Laboratories Inc. has recently ...
I. Howard Fine, Mark Packer, Richard S. Hoffman, 2005
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Textbook of Ophthalmology
In a toric lens, each meridian should be calculated and compensation incorporated into the contact lens prescription. Most advanced contact lens fitters prefer trial fitting of toric lenses. Trial fitting serves several purposes. It insures that the lens ...
Sunita Agarwal, Athiya Agarwal, Lucio Buratto, 2002
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Manual of Contact Lens Prescribing and Fitting
Soft toric lens designs differ from spherical lenses in that they must have the cylinder power added to either the front or back surface of the lens and a method of stabilization must be incorporated.The lids close in a temporal-to- nasal fashion, ...
Milton M. Hom, Adrian S. Bruce, 2006
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Clinical Contact Lens Practice
Ames KS, Erickson P, Medici L. Factors influencing hydrogel toric lens rotation. Int Contact Lens Clin 1989; 16:221. 49. Bucci FA, Tanner JB, Moody KJ, Myers PJ . Clinical performance of the OptimaJ toric contact lens versus the CSI-T toric ...
Edward S. Bennett, Barry A. Weissman, 2005
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Soft Lens Fitting
The requirements for a good fit are the same for a toric lens as for a spherical one , so the movement on blink, lag, sag and response to push-up test will also be the same. A lens that is too tight will not rotate properly, and the astigmatic ...
Andrew Franklin, Ngaire Franklin, 2006
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Contact Lenses
Moderate to High Astigmatism When corneal toricity becomes significantly greater than 2.00 DC, various toric lens design alternatives should be considered such as back surface torics (saddle fit, low toric simulation) or bitoric design. The goal ...
Ken Daniels, 1999
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Mastering Refractive IOLs: The Art and Science
So what happens when a patient's corneal astigmatism is higher than 3 D? The answer to this question depends on where in the world you live. If you live in the United States, the highest available toric lens is the STAAR Surgical lens at 3.5 D  ...
David F. Chang, 2008
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Refractive Errors—Advances in Research and Treatment: 2013 ...
As a supplement to the background information on this patent, NewsRx correspondents also obtained the inventors' summary information for this patent: “ One objective of the present invention is to provide a toric lens having at least one ...
‎2013
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Contact Lens: Fitting Guide
4. If lens rotation is more than 25° or compensation by more than 20° is needed, it implies that new lens will have different fitting than what is being observed during trial. FITTING METHODS In case of toric lens, lens rotation and stability on the ...
Ajay Kumar Bhootra, 2014
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Irregular Astigmatism: Diagnosis and Treatment
The toric lens has an overall length of 13 mm, with an optic diameter of 6 mm. It has etched marks on the peripheral aspect of the optic, coincident with the origin of the haptics that delineate the steep axis. There are currently 3 available models ...
Ming X. Wang, Tracy Schroeder Swartz, 2008

9 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TORIC LENS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term toric lens is used in the context of the following news items.
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What's so special about specialty lenses?
Toric lenses are the next category of specialty lenses. Like spherical lenses, the major manufactures have a limited power range typically from +6 to -9 with 3 or ... «ModernMedicine, Dec 14»
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FDA Panel Recommends Intraocular Lens for Astigmatism
The toric lens is manufactured from a proprietary polymer material, as is Staar's other implantable lens, the Visian Myopic ICL (MICL), which was FDA-approved ... «Medscape, Mar 14»
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Contact Lenses Market Expected to Reach USD 13.47 Billion …
Meanwhile, toric lenses that are heavy at the bottom are used to correct astigmatism. As per the research study published by Contact Lens Spectrum, around ... «PR Newswire, Feb 14»
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Cutting-edge implant helps patients see clearly
The device, called the Ophtec Artiflex Toric Lens and manufactured by a Netherlands-based company with U.S. offices in Boca Raton, does not yet have Food ... «Sun-Sentinel, Sep 13»
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CooperVision Launches Avaira Toric Parameters with Plus Sphere …
Beginning this June, the company will expand Avaira® toric lens parameters with new +0.25D to +6.00D sphere powers to correct for hyperopia. A 2011 study ... «PR Newswire, Jun 13»
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CooperVision Biofinity Is Fastest Growing Contact Lens Brand In …
Biofinity Toric lenses are preferred over the leading silicone hydrogel toric lens for end of day comfort after four weeks of wear by 8 out of 10 patients with ... «PR Newswire, Jun 13»
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Bausch + Lomb to Distribute PhysIOL Trifocal Diffractive and Toric
... and blue-blocking, aspheric intraocular lenses, and, when available, the Ankoris® toric lenses on an exclusive or co-exclusive basis depending on the market. «PR Newswire, May 13»
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The artificial lenses that could see off your specs
The role of the lens is to focus light rays onto the retina at the back of the eye. ... Another form of monofocal lens, known as a toric lens, is specially shaped for ... «Daily Mail, Nov 12»
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Contact lens recall: dramatic expansion for CooperVision
Contact lens recall, originally targeting 600,000 Avaira Toric lenses from CooperVision, now expands to the company's Avaira Sphere line. Some 6.6 million ... «Christian Science Monitor, Nov 11»

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