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FRESNEL PRISM CORRECTION FOR TRAUMA‐INDUCED DIPLOPIA
Author(s) -
Woo George C.,
Lovasik John V.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
ophthalmic and physiological optics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.147
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 1475-1313
pISSN - 0275-5408
DOI - 10.1111/j.1475-1313.1985.tb00636.x
Subject(s) - diplopia , prism , optics , optometry , medicine , physics , ophthalmology
— Fresnel prisms placed on the spectacle lenses of a patient with optic atrophy resulting from an accident eliminated constant diplopia in the remaining visual field. A reduction in vision due to Fresnel prisms was found to be more tolerable than diplopia.