{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Glossary","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary","author_name":"Glossary","author_url":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/author\/adminglossary\/","title":"Refraction - Definition of Refraction","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"aUbdNREj5m\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/refraction\/\">Refraction<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/refraction\/embed\/#?secret=aUbdNREj5m\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Refraction&#8221; &#8212; Glossary\" data-secret=\"aUbdNREj5m\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","description":"A test to determine the best eyeglasses or contact lenses to correct a refractive error (myopia, hyperopia, or astigmatism).The process of determining and then counteracting the optical errors in the eye with eye glasses.A change of direction of light rays as they enter a medium such as the eye.The measurement of the angle at which the light rays bend, as a test to see if someone needs to wear glasses.Bending of light as it passes through different materials.Change in direction of light (or other energy) as it passes from one medium to another, as from air into glass.A test done to determine how well a person can see, and whether or what type of correction may be needed, if a vision deficit is found.The change in direction of light rays when they pass obliquely from one transparent medium to another, of a different density. Refraction occurs as light enters the eye, when it passes from air to the media of the eye, i.e. cornea, aqueous humor, lens, and vitreous humor, to come to a focus on the retina. Errors of refraction, in which light rays do not come to a focus on the retina due to defects in the refracting media or shape of the eyeball, include astigmatism and far and nearsightedness.The deviation of rays of light on passing from one transparent medium into another of different density. The refractive surfaces of the eye are the anterior surface of the cornea (which accounts for approximately two-thirds of the focusing or refractive power of the eye), and the lens (one-third of the focusing power of the eye). The refractive power of the lens can change, whereas that of the cornea is fixed.Deflection from a straight path, as of light rays as they pass through media of different densities; the change in direction of a ray when it passes from one medium to another of a different density.The phenomenon of light waves undergoing a change in direction or curvature as they transition from one medium or stratum to another is known as refraction. Within the context of the human eye, this refers to the eye's capacity to alter the path of light in such a way that an image becomes precisely focused onto the retina.The deflection of light rays during their transition from one medium to another. Refraction serves as the process through which visual images are concentrated on the retina within the eye, thus enabling the sensation of sight.The bending of a light ray as it transitions from one transparent substance to another with a distinct density. For example, when an object is partially submerged in water and seems to change direction at the water's surface.The act of rectifying vision impairments by furnishing corrective eyeglasses."}