hypermetropia
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Origin of hypermetropia
C19: from Greek hupermetros beyond measure (from hyper- + metron measure) + -opia
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Afterwards, Donders sought to explain the occurrence of convergent strabismus in emmetropia by paresis of accommodation, which must indeed, according to his theory, produce the same result as hypermetropia.
From Schweigger on Squint A Monograph by Dr. C. Schweigger by Schweigger, C.
Donders declares no other conclusion to be possible, than this, that the hypermetropia is the cause of the squint.
From Schweigger on Squint A Monograph by Dr. C. Schweigger by Schweigger, C.
Those cases deserve particular mention, in which it remained doubtful whether hypermetropia of slight degree or emmetropia was present.
From Schweigger on Squint A Monograph by Dr. C. Schweigger by Schweigger, C.
Observation of these cases further teaches, that treatment with convex glasses has prospects of success, particularly in periodic squint with hypermetropia, if squint can disappear spontaneously even without correction of the hypermetropia.
From Schweigger on Squint A Monograph by Dr. C. Schweigger by Schweigger, C.
Determination of refraction of the better eye is given in 6 cases, and showed twice emmetropia, twice slight myopia, twice hypermetropia.
From Schweigger on Squint A Monograph by Dr. C. Schweigger by Schweigger, C.
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