C1 · 50 words
Eye medicine in Spanish
Sight, pressure, retina — and what the spectacle prescription says.
La graduación is the strength written on a spectacle prescription, and unas gafas graduadas are prescription glasses. The same word does three other jobs English gives to three other words. It is the ceremony at the end of a degree; it is the rank an officer holds; and it is the strength of a drink — la graduación alcohólica, the per cent on the bottle. What runs through all four is a scale with marks on it, and the point on the scale that applies to you. English has « prescription », « graduation », « rank » and « proof », and shares nothing between them.
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la agudeza visualhow sharply the eye seesPhraseC1
La agudeza visual es del cien por cien.How sharply the eye sees is a hundred per cent.
la distancia interpupilarthe distance between the pupilsPhraseC1
La distancia interpupilar son sesenta y dos milímetros.The distance between the pupils is sixty-two millimetres.
la lente progresivathe lens that changes strength down its heightPhraseC1
La lente progresiva necesita adaptación.The lens that changes strength down its height takes getting used to.
la lente de contacto blandathe soft contact lensPhraseC1
La lente de contacto blanda es de un día.The soft contact lens is a daily one.
la lente intraocularthe plastic lens put in its placePhraseC1
La lente intraocular es permanente.The plastic lens put in its place stays for good.
la presión intraocularthe pressure inside the eyePhraseC1
La presión intraocular estaba alta.The pressure inside the eye was high.
el campo visualeverything seen while looking straight aheadPhraseC1
El campo visual se estrechó por los lados.Everything seen while looking straight ahead narrowed at the sides.
el desprendimiento de retinathe sensing layer coming awayPhraseC1
El desprendimiento de retina es una urgencia.The sensing layer coming away is an emergency.
la degeneración macularthe wearing out of the part that sees detailPhraseC1
La degeneración macular avanza despacio.The wearing out of the part that sees detail comes on slowly.
la retinopatía diabéticathe damage sugar does to the small vesselsPhraseC1
La retinopatía diabética se revisa cada año.The damage sugar does to the small vessels is checked yearly.
el nervio ópticothe optic nervePhraseC1
El nervio óptico se fotografió.The optic nerve was photographed.
la pupila dilatadathe pupil opened with dropsPhraseC1
Con la pupila dilatada no se puede conducir.With the pupil opened with drops you cannot drive.
el colirio midriáticothe drops that open the pupilPhraseC1
El colirio midriático tarda media hora.The drops that open the pupil take half an hour.
la lámpara de hendidurathe microscope that shines a slit of lightPhraseC1
La lámpara de hendidura muestra la superficie.The microscope that shines a slit of light shows the surface.
la tomografía de coherencia ópticathe scan that measures the layersPhraseC1
La tomografía de coherencia óptica mide capas.The scan that measures the layers gives them in microns.
el ojo secothe eye that does not stay wetPhraseC1
El ojo seco empeora con la pantalla.The eye that does not stay wet gets worse at a screen.
la lágrima artificialthe drop that stands in for a tearPhraseC1
La lágrima artificial se pone cada tres horas.The drop that stands in for a tear goes in every three hours.
el ojo vagothe eye the brain has stopped usingPhraseC1
El ojo vago se trata antes de los siete años.The eye the brain has stopped using is treated before the age of seven.
la oclusión con parchethe covering of the good eye to make the other workPhraseC1
La oclusión con parche dura dos horas al día.The covering of the good eye to make the other work lasts two hours a day.
la visión binocularseeing with both eyes at oncePhraseC1
La visión binocular da la profundidad.Seeing with both eyes at once is what gives depth.
la sensibilidad al contrastehow well faint differences are told apartPhraseC1
La sensibilidad al contraste baja de noche.How well faint differences are told apart drops at night.
la cirugía refractivathe surgery that changes the strength of the eyePhraseC1
La cirugía refractiva no sirve para todos.The surgery that changes the strength of the eye does not suit everyone.
el láser cornealthe laser used on the front windowPhraseC1
El láser corneal actúa en segundos.The laser used on the front window works in seconds.
la revisión oftalmológicathe eye examination every so oftenPhraseC1
La revisión oftalmológica es cada dos años.The eye examination every so often is once in two years.
la graduación de la vistathe working out of the strength neededPhraseC1
La graduación de la vista cambió medio punto.The working out of the strength needed changed by half a point.
la protección ultravioletathe guard against ultraviolet lightPhraseC1
La protección ultravioleta no depende del color.The guard against ultraviolet light does not depend on the tint.
la ceguera legalblindness as the law defines itPhraseC1
La ceguera legal se define por agudeza y campo.Blindness as the law defines it is set by sharpness and field.
Noun (f) (13)
la dioptríathe unit the strength is given inNoun (f)C1
Perdió media dioptría en dos años.She lost half a unit of strength in two years.
la miopíashort sightNoun (f)C1
La miopía se estabiliza sobre los veinte.Short sight settles down at about twenty.
la hipermetropíalong sightNoun (f)C1
La hipermetropía cansa al leer.Long sight is tiring to read with.
la presbiciathe long sight of ageNoun (f)C1
La presbicia empieza sobre los cuarenta y cinco.The long sight of age starts at about forty-five.
la esferathe sphere figure on the prescriptionNoun (f)C1
La esfera es de menos tres.The sphere figure on the prescription is minus three.
la córneathe clear front window of the eyeNoun (f)C1
La córnea se tiñe para explorarla.The clear front window of the eye is stained to look at it.
la cataratathe clouding of that lensNoun (f)C1
La catarata se opera en veinte minutos.The clouding of that lens takes twenty minutes to operate on.
la retinathe layer at the back that senses lightNoun (f)C1
La retina se examinó con la pupila dilatada.The layer at the back that senses light was looked at with the pupil open.
la máculathe small part of it that sees detailNoun (f)C1
La mácula es responsable del detalle.The small part of it that sees detail does the fine work.
la papilathe head of the optic nerveNoun (f)C1
La papila tiene una excavación amplia.The head of the optic nerve is hollowed out.
la conjuntivitisthe inflamed lining of the lid and whiteNoun (f)C1
La conjuntivitis es contagiosa.The inflamed lining of the lid and white is catching.
la fotofobianot being able to bear the lightNoun (f)C1
La fotofobia obliga a llevar gafas dentro.Not being able to bear the light means glasses indoors.
la monturathe spectacle frameNoun (f)C1
La montura es de titanio.The spectacle frame is titanium.
Noun (m) (10)
el astigmatismothe eye that focuses lines unevenlyNoun (m)C1
El astigmatismo deforma las líneas.The eye that focuses lines unevenly bends them.
el cilindrothe cylinder figure on the prescriptionNoun (m)C1
El cilindro corrige el astigmatismo.The cylinder figure on the prescription corrects the uneven focus.
el antirreflejantethe coating that kills reflectionsNoun (m)C1
El antirreflejante ayuda de noche.The coating that kills reflections helps at night.
el cristalinothe lens inside the eyeNoun (m)C1
El cristalino pierde elasticidad.The lens inside the eye loses its give.
el glaucomathe disease that takes the field of view without warningNoun (m)C1
El glaucoma no da síntomas al principio.The disease that takes the field of view without warning gives no early sign.
el orzuelothe small lump at the edge of the lidNoun (m)C1
El orzuelo se trata con calor.The small lump at the edge of the lid is treated with heat.
el estrabismothe eyes that do not point the same wayNoun (m)C1
El estrabismo se corrigió de niño.The eyes that do not point the same way were straightened in childhood.
el deslumbramientobeing blinded by a bright lightNoun (m)C1
El deslumbramiento molesta al conducir.Being blinded by a bright light is a nuisance when driving.
el optometristathe one who measures the eyesNoun (m)C1
La optometrista midió la graduación.The one who measures the eyes took the readings.
el ópticothe one who makes the glasses upNoun (m)C1
El óptico ajustó la montura.The one who makes the glasses up adjusted the frame.
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