{"id":57846,"date":"2020-11-20T06:46:51","date_gmt":"2020-11-20T06:46:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/?p=57846"},"modified":"2023-09-14T07:58:07","modified_gmt":"2023-09-14T07:58:07","slug":"convergence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/convergence\/","title":{"rendered":"Convergence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The movement of the eyes as they rotate toward each other to focus upon an object.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Medical procedure testing the ability of both eyes to turn medially by holding up an index finger and moving it progressively closer to the patient&#8217;s nose to test the function of the medial rectus muscles; maximum convergence is called the near point.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The formation of nerve tracts by fibers coming together into one pathway from different regions of the brain.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The moving of two or more objects toward the same point.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"group w-full text-token-text-primary border-b border-black\/10 dark:border-gray-900\/50 bg-gray-50 dark:bg-[#444654] sm:AIPRM__conversation__response\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-79\">\n<div class=\"p-4 justify-center text-base md:gap-6 md:py-6 m-auto\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-1 gap-4 text-base mx-auto md:gap-6 md:max-w-2xl lg:max-w-[38rem] xl:max-w-3xl }\">\n<div class=\"relative flex w-[calc(100%-50px)] flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3 lg:w-[calc(100%-115px)]\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col gap-3 max-w-full\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] flex flex-col items-start gap-3 overflow-x-auto whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light AIPRM__conversation__response\">\n<p>The act of converging or directing toward a central point, such as when both eyes coordinate their movement to focus on a nearby object.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The movement of the eyes as they rotate toward each other to focus upon an object. 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