Under-accommodate
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 To adjust the focal point of the eye so that the image of the target falls short of the retina.
"The mean refractive error at six metres for the subjects was !-0.14D. and so the average total accommodation exerted was (0.14 + 2.51) 2.65D. for a dioptric distance of 3.0D. Thus, all of the observers under-accommodated for the near fixation distance when white light was used."
- 2 To inadequately accommodate; to fail to make enough adjustments or allowances to meet another's needs.
"It is her job to neither over-accommodate nor under-accommodate the employees' needs."
Example
More examples"The mean refractive error at six metres for the subjects was !-0.14D. and so the average total accommodation exerted was (0.14 + 2.51) 2.65D. for a dioptric distance of 3.0D. Thus, all of the observers under-accommodated for the near fixation distance when white light was used."
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