NEAR POINT


Meaning of NEAR POINT in English

noun

: the point nearest the eye at which an object is accurately focused on the retina when the maximum degree of accommodation is employed, having an approximate value of 4 inches in infancy, 10 inches in the normal adult eye, and 13 inches in extreme old age — compare far point ; see range of accommodation

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