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 ( see asthenia) + -opia

Example Sentences

Muscular asthenopia undoubtedly occurs; it is only a question whether it is as frequent as it is diagnosed.

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.

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 Mitchell, John K.

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.

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.