What Does Reasonable Accommodation Mean

Medical Meaning of Accommodation: In medication, the capability of the eye to alter its focus from far-off to near things (and vice versa). This process is accomplished by the lens altering its shape.

Accommodation is the change of the optics of the eye to keep an item in concentrate on the retina as its distance from the eye varies. It is the procedure of adjusting the focal length of a lens.

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Reasonable Accommodation in Ophthalmology

Reasonable accommodation refers to the arrangement of conditions, equipment, and environment that allow a specific to successfully perform his/her job. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission describes reasonable accommodation as follows:

“The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires a company with 15 or more workers to provide affordable accommodations for people with disabilities, unless it would cause excessive challenge. A reasonable accommodation is any modification in the workplace or in the way a job is carried out that allows a person with a disability to delight in equal employment opportunities. There are three categories of affordable accommodation:

  • Modifications to a job application procedure;
  • Modifications to the work environment, or to the way a job is normally done;
  • Modifications that make it possible for an employee with a special needs to enjoy equivalent benefits and privileges of employment (such as access to training).”
Reyus Mammadli/ author of the article

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I am an engineer specializing in biotechnical and medical systems and the founder of EYExan.com. I provide technical auditing and engineering analysis of ophthalmic diagnostic and surgical equipment—focusing on hardware architecture, signal processing, and the boundary where marketing claims meet real-world physics.

With a degree in Biotechnical and Medical Devices and Systems and over 15 years of experience evaluating technical standards and ophthalmic instrumentation, I help clinic owners, procurement specialists, and MDs understand the engineering foundations of their tools. My goal is to ensure equipment selection is based on reproducible data and technical reliability.

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