"slab-off prism" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: slab-off prisms [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} slab-off prism (plural slab-off prisms)
  1. (optometry) A lens modification used to correct for differences in vision between the two eyes, particularly in cases of anisometropia, in which a prism is ground into the lens of the eye with the stronger prescription, thereby helping to align the visual images seen by both eyes.
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