asthenopia

American  

[as-thuh-noh-pee-uh] / ˌæs θəˈnoʊ pi ə /

noun

Ophthalmology.

1. a fatigue or tiring of the eyes, usually characterized by discomfort, dimness of vision, and headache, caused by overuse of the visual organs, dysfunction of the ocular muscles, and incorrect refraction.

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asthenopia British  

/ ˌæsθɪˈnəʊpɪə /

noun

1. a technical name for eyestrain

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Other Word Forms

• asthenopic
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of asthenopia

< Greek asthen ( ḗs ) frail ( see asthenia) + -opia

Example Sentences

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asthenopia

The proof that it is not a case of muscular asthenopia is sometimes only obtained by the operation.

From Schweigger on Squint A Monograph by Dr. C. Schweigger by C. Schweigger

Here one might easily have concluded the asthenopia to be a result of fatigue of the interni, but this opinion was refuted by the effect of the treatment.

From Schweigger on Squint A Monograph by Dr. C. Schweigger by C. Schweigger

Were the increased demand on the accommodation really the cause of convergent strabismus, asthenopia would be far more common than it is among hypermetropic children who do not squint.

From Schweigger on Squint A Monograph by Dr. C. Schweigger by C. Schweigger

The only drawback to her perfect use of all her functions lay in asthenopia, which lasted nearly a year after she left my care.

From Fat and Blood An Essay on the Treatment of Certain Forms of Neurasthenia and Hysteria by John K. Mitchell

Yet still more is this the case with those disorders, of which muscular asthenopia may be supposed to be the cause.

From Schweigger on Squint A Monograph by Dr. C. Schweigger by C. Schweigger