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, ˌæsθɪˈnɒpɪk /

noun

1. a technical name for eyestrain

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Other Word Forms

• asthenopic adjective

Etymology

Origin of asthenopia

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

Example Sentences

Slighter degrees, which, like so many other things, are usually designated as "insufficiency of the interni," are more frequently met with and are combined with asthenopia.

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

Then came an increasing asthenopia, with evening headaches, until her temper changed and became capricious and irritable.

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

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 Schweigger, C.

We must place the same claims to the diagnosis of muscular asthenopia as to that of the accommodative form.

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

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 Schweigger, C.