| ocular scoliosis | Scoliosis supposed to be due to head tilting, caused by ophthalmological dysfunction. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| rachitic scoliosis | Scoliosis occurring as a result of rickets. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| paralytic scoliosis | Lateral curvature of the spine due to paralysis of spinal muscles. (05 Mar 2000) |
| myopathic scoliosis | Lateral curvature due to weakness of the spinal muscles, as in poliomyelitis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| coxitic scoliosis | Scoliosis in the lumbar spine resulting from tilting of the pelvis in a case of hip disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| habit scoliosis | Scoliosis supposedly due to habitual standing or sitting in an improper position. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sciatic scoliosis | Scoliosis caused by asymmetric spasm of spinal muscles usually associated with sciatica, usually presenting as a list toward one side. (05 Mar 2000) |
| scoliosis | <anatomy> A congenital lateral curvature of the spine. (27 Sep 1997) |
| static scoliosis | Lateral curvature of the spine due to inequality in length of the legs. (05 Mar 2000) |
| osteopathic scoliosis | Lateral curvature of the spine due to vertebral disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| empyaemic scoliosis | Scoliosis due to retraction of one side of the chest following an empyema. (05 Mar 2000) |
| accommodation, ocular | The dioptric adjustment of the eye (to attain maximal sharpness of retinal imagery for an object of regard) referring to the ability, to the mechanism, or to the process. It is the effecting of refractive changes by changes in the shape of the crystalline lens. Loosely, it refers to ocular adjustments for vision at various distances. (12 Dec 1998) |
| adaptation, ocular | The adjustment of the eye to variations in the intensity of light. Light adaptation is the adjustment of the eye when the light threshold is increased; dark adaptation when the light is greatly reduced. (12 Dec 1998) |
| albinism, ocular | Albinism affecting the eye in which pigment of the hair and skin is normal or only slightly diluted. The classic type is x-linked (nettleship-falls), but an autosomal recessive form also exists. Ocular abnormalities may include reduced pigmentation of the iris, nystagmus, photophobia, strabismus, and decreased visual acuity. (12 Dec 1998) |
| anterior ocular segment | That portion of the eye comprising the cornea, iris, lens, and their associated chambers and adnexa. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cardinal ocular movements | Eye rotations to the right and left, upward to the right and left, and downward to the right and left, to diagnose positions of gaze. (05 Mar 2000) |