ametropia
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1. (ophthalmology) faulty refraction of light rays in the eye as in astigmatism or myopia (noun.state)
| hyponym | : | myopia, nearsightedness, shortsightedness, |
| definition | : | (ophthalmology) eyesight abnormality resulting from the eye's faulty refractive ability; distant objects appear blurred (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | astigmatism, astigmia, |
| definition | : | (ophthalmology) impaired eyesight resulting usually from irregular conformation of the cornea; common in nearsighted people (noun.state) |
| domain category | : | ophthalmology, |
| definition | : | the branch of medicine concerned with the eye and its diseases (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | ametropic, |
| definition | : | of or relating to an abnormal condition of the eye in which visual images are not in focus on the retina (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | ametropic, |
| definition | : | of or relating to an abnormal condition of the eye in which visual images are not in focus on the retina (adj.all) |
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