hypermetropia
Britishnoun
Other Word Forms
- hypermetropic adjective
Etymology
Origin of hypermetropia
C19: from Greek hupermetros beyond measure (from hyper- + metron measure) + -opia
Example Sentences
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On the right, hypermetropia 3 D. with the ophthalmoscope, visual acuteness 5/24.
From Schweigger on Squint A Monograph by Dr. C. Schweigger by Schweigger, C.
At any rate the fact is settled that squint can disappear spontaneously, and without the aid of convex glasses even in high degrees of hypermetropia.
From Schweigger on Squint A Monograph by Dr. C. Schweigger by Schweigger, C.
As a rule preponderance of the interni in hypermetropia leads eventually to convergent squint even in childhood.
From Schweigger on Squint A Monograph by Dr. C. Schweigger by Schweigger, C.
In practice it is immaterial whether emmetropia or a minimum degree of hypermetropia is present; for statistics essentially devoted to theoretical questions it seemed more suitable to unite these cases in a separate group.
From Schweigger on Squint A Monograph by Dr. C. Schweigger by Schweigger, C.
Determination of refraction of the better eye is given in 6 cases, and showed twice emmetropia, twice slight myopia, twice hypermetropia.
From Schweigger on Squint A Monograph by Dr. C. Schweigger by Schweigger, C.
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