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What is the ratio between the corrected and uncorrected image size known as?
In axial ametropia, if the correcting lens is placed at the anterior focal point of the eye, what is the value of the relative spectacle magnification (RSM)?
For axial myopia, if the correcting lens is worn nearer to the eye than the anterior focal point, what is the effect on the relative spectacle magnification?
What effect do contact lenses have on axial myopia?
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What does the relative spectacle magnification compare in clinical use?
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What is the term used for the ratio between the corrected and uncorrected image size?
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What happens to the relative spectacle magnification in refractive hypermetropia?
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What is the relative spectacle magnification produced by aphakic spectacle correction approximately?
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What effect does wearing correcting lenses nearer to the eye than the anterior focal point have on relative spectacle magnification in refractive ametropia?
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How does the image magnification affect the perception of distance in aphakic spectacle wearers?
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What does reducing the Relative Spectacle Magnification (RSM) to 1.1 or 1.0 overcome?
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What effect does spectacle correction in aphakia have on standard tests of visual acuity?
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What happens to the image size in refractive myopia?
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Where are spectacles usually worn in front of the cornea for aphakic patients?
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What is the typical relative spectacle magnification for contact lens correction in aphakia?
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What does refractive ametropia refer to?
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