0 for, using, or relating to one eye:
The images you see are only half as bright as they would be with a traditional monocular eyepiece.
Binoculars or clip-on monocular telescopes are conventionally used to observe sporting events or for bird watching.
1 a tube with a glass lens (= a curved piece of glass, plastic, or other transparent material) at either end that you look through to see things that are far away more clearly:
He watches television, mostly sports, with a monocular.
There's also a waterproof nocturnal monocular for watching in the dark.
Eye examinations with a tool called a monocular direct ophthalmoscope are used to detect damage to the retina.
Most patients adapt well to their monocular status within a few months.
Transient monocular blindness is associated with an increased risk of subsequent stroke.
According to the company, using the Eye-Trek Monocular is akin to looking at images on a 10-inch monitor.
Hand-held monoculars, telescopic lenses mounted over eye glasses, video enlargement machines, and other types of magnifiers may help some people with albinism.
Binocular rivalry and monocular dominance studied with optokinetic nystagmus.
The evaluation of all subjects was monocular with random choice of the tested eye.
