A chemical in marijuana called tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, can reduce interocularpressure which can ease pressure and prevent glaucoma from progressing.
interocular in American English
(ˌintərˈɑkjələr)
adjective
being, or situated, between the eyes
Word origin
[1820–30; inter- + ocular]This word is first recorded in the period 1820–30. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: acetate, boomerang, myth, phonetic, tetrapodinter- is a prefix occurring in loanwords from Latin, where it meant “between,” “among,”“in the midst of,” “mutually,” “reciprocally,” “together,” “during” (intercept; interest). On this model, inter- is used in the formation of compound words (intercom; interdepartmental)
Examples of 'interocular' in a sentence
interocular
There was interocular symmetry between the eyes.
Eva Larsson, Anna Molnar, Gerd Holmström 2018, 'Repeatability, reproducibility and interocular difference in the assessments of opticnerve OCT in children– a Swedish population-based study', BMC Ophthalmologyhttp://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12886-018-0940-x. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
No significant interocular differences were observed at any location.
Christiane Al-Haddad, Lama El Chaar, Rafic Antonios, Mays El-Dairi, Baha' Noureddin 2014, 'Interocular Symmetry in Macular Choroidal Thickness in Children', Journal of Ophthalmologyhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/472391. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Additionaly, we show interference of the eyebrows with the face-inversion effect for interocular discrimination.
Hugh R Wilson, Michael eVesker 2013, 'Face Context Advantage Explained by Vernier and Separation Discrimination Acuity',Frontiers in Psychologyhttp://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2012.00617/full. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Interocular difference exceeding the normal limits should be considered significantly asymmetrical, and suggestive of pathology.
Minwen Zhou, Bing Lu, Jingke Zhao, Qiu Wang, Pengfei Zhang, Xiaodong Sun 2016, 'Interocular Symmetry of Macular Ganglion Cell Complex Thickness in Young Chinese Subjects.',PLoS ONEhttp://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4959728?pdf=render. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Data from only the right eyes were analysed because of high levels of interocular symmetry.
Nishanee Rampersad, Rekha Hansraj 2017, 'Identifying the critical factors that influence intraocular pressure using an automatedregression tree', African Vision and Eye Healthhttps://avehjournal.org/index.php/aveh/article/view/364. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The interocular transfer for numerosity adaptation was distinct under the different awareness conditions.
Wei Liu, Zhi-Jun Zhang, Ya-Jun Zhao, Zhi-Fang Liu, Bing-Chen Li 2013, 'Effects of awareness on numerosity adaptation.', PLoS ONEhttp://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3797759?pdf=render. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The mechanisms that resolve such interocular conflict remain unclear.
Sucharit Katyal, Mark Vergeer, Sheng He, Bin He, Stephen A. Engel 2018, 'Conflict-sensitive neurons gate interocular suppression in human visual cortex', Scientific Reportshttp://link.springer.com/article/10.1038/s41598-018-19809-w. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Both eyes were examined and the interocular difference was calculated.
Eva Larsson, Anna Molnar, Gerd Holmström 2018, 'Repeatability, reproducibility and interocular difference in the assessments of opticnerve OCT in children– a Swedish population-based study', BMC Ophthalmologyhttp://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12886-018-0940-x. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
This indicates potential involvement of high-level processing under interocular suppression.
Yung-Hao Yang, Su-Ling Yeh 2018, 'Can emotional content be extracted under interocular suppression?', PLoS ONEhttp://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6231622?pdf=render. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Abnormalities in this pattern of interocular asymmetry may be useful as a diagnostic tool.
Francisco Cavas-Martínez, David P. Piñero, Daniel G. Fernández-Pacheco, Jorge Mira,Francisco J. F. Cañavate, Jorge L. Alió 2018, 'Assessment of Pattern and Shape Symmetry of Bilateral Normal Corneas by ScheimpflugTechnology', Symmetryhttp://www.mdpi.com/2073-8994/10/10/453. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)