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

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 John K. Mitchell

No spectacles have been used until now; for the past few years school tasks have been performed with a certain effort, only during the last year the asthenopia has increased.

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

Notwithstanding the existence of a considerable preponderance of the externi, muscular asthenopia may be entirely absent.

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

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 C. Schweigger

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