Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An eye abnormality, such as nearsightedness, farsightedness, or astigmatism, resulting from faulty refractive ability of the eye.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A condition of the eye which is abnormal with respect to refraction: the opposite of
emmetropia . It comprises myopia, hypermetropia, presbyopia, and astigmatism. See these words.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Med.) a visual impairment resulting from faulty refraction of light rays in the eye. Subtypes include
myopia astigmatism andhyperopia .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun medicine Any of several
disorders of theeye (spherical or cylindrical) resulting from faultyrefractive ability.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun (ophthalmology) faulty refraction of light rays in the eye as in astigmatism or myopia
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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I have discovered ametropia in the particular form of irregular astigmatism.
Mr. World and Miss Church-Member A twentieth century allegory
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They are amblyopic, and this is due partially to a high degree of ametropia (caused by crushing of the eyeball in the endeavor to shut out light) and from retinal exhaustion and nystagmus.
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They are amblyopic, and this is due partially to a high degree of ametropia (caused by crushing of the eyeball in the endeavor to shut out light) and from retinal exhaustion and nystagmus.
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Incorporating patented HyperBond (TM) technology and HydrolEyes (TM) surface science, the SynergEyes (R) contact lenses with FDA market clearance include: SynergEyes (R) A for naturally occurring ametropia, targeting patients with astigmatism, current gas permeable lens wearers, and patients demanding optimized vision; the SynergEyes (R) Multifocal lens for presbyopia;
THE MEDICAL NEWS 2009
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Incorporating patented HyperBond (TM) technology and HydrolEyes (TM) surface science, the SynergEyes (R) contact lenses with FDA market clearance include: SynergEyes (R) A for naturally occurring ametropia, targeting patients with astigmatism, current gas permeable lens wearers, and patients demanding optimized vision; the SynergEyes (R) Multifocal lens for presbyopia;
THE MEDICAL NEWS 2009
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- severe, usually congenital, mental deficiency. ametropia
xml's Blinklist.com 2008
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