Ametropia Definition

ămĭ-trōpē-ə

noun

Any condition of imperfect refraction of the eye, as nearsightedness, farsightedness, or astigmatism.

Webster's New World

An eye abnormality, such as nearsightedness, farsightedness, or astigmatism, resulting from faulty refractive ability of the eye.

American Heritage Medicine

(medicine) Any of several disorders of the eye (spherical or cylindrical) resulting from faulty refractive ability.

Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Ametropia

Singular:

ametropia

Plural:

ametropias

Greek ametros without measure (a- without a–¹) (metron measure meter¹) –opia

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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