emmetropia
noun
the normal refractive condition of the eye, in which the rays of light are accurately focused on the retina.
emmetropic
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a word derived from
emmetropia.
Example Sentences
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Still the elastic tension of the ocular muscles decides even here; if the interni preponderate, convergent squint results, when the myopic eye is used for near objects, the emmetropic for distant ones.
From Schweigger on Squint A Monograph by Dr. C. Schweigger by C. Schweigger
Left eye appears emmetropic, but is decidedly hyperopic.
From Schweigger on Squint A Monograph by Dr. C. Schweigger by C. Schweigger
The fixing eye was emmetropic in one case, in the other the condition of error could not be determined owing to nebulæ of the cornea.
From Schweigger on Squint A Monograph by Dr. C. Schweigger by C. Schweigger
Thus it happens frequently in divergent strabismus, when one eye is myopic, the other emmetropic.
From Schweigger on Squint A Monograph by Dr. C. Schweigger by C. Schweigger
Finally it must be added, that if the ophthalmoscopic estimation of refraction is to be exact, mydriasis by atropine is required, when, as is known, even emmetropic eyes may show a slight degree of hypermetropia.
From Schweigger on Squint A Monograph by Dr. C. Schweigger by C. Schweigger
