Landolt Ring (English spelling)

Japanese: Landolt ring(英語表記)Landoltring
Landolt Ring (English spelling)

…It refers to the ability to distinguish between objects, and is expressed clinically as the smallest size at which two points can be distinguished (minimum separation threshold). The unit of visual acuity is determined by international agreement, and the visual acuity of 1.0 is the ability to distinguish a slit (1.5 mm square) in the Landolt ring (1.5 mm thick, 7.5 mm in diameter) from a distance of 5 m. The visual angle of this slit is approximately 1 minute (1/60 of a degree). …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Landolt ring" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…視覚のうち,形態覚,すなわち物を見分ける能力をいい,臨床的には2点を区別して認識できる最小の大きさで表す(最小分離閾(いき))。視力の単位は国際協定により決められ,視標とするランドルト環Landolt ring(太さ1.5mm,直径7.5mm)の切れ目(1.5mm角)を5m離れて見分けられる視力を〈1.0〉とする。この切れ目の視角visual angleはほぼ1分(1度の1/60)である。…

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