visual acuity
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of visual acuity
First recorded in 1885–90
Example Sentences
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FDA documents describe it as a prescription device intended to improve visual acuity in patients with certain forms of dry AMD and without center involving geographic atrophy or neovascular maculopathy.
From Science Daily ● May 27, 2026
They formed a dataset from 34 variables that are commonly collected during ophthalmic examinations, such as age, current visual acuity, and the diameter of the cornea.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 13, 2023
Like the hugely successful early 20th century L.A. landscape painter Granville Redmond, who was also deaf, Castle is sometimes claimed to have compensated for his hearing loss through an increased power in visual acuity.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2023
His left eye had post-traumatic cataract complications and has 60% visual acuity.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2022
Even if they’re looking at the road, he’d found, their visual acuity was impaired by the cognitive demand of the phone.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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