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hypermetropia

NOUN
farsightedness
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WEAK
nearsightedness


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H—, governess, æt. about 30, came under treatment for asthenopic disorders; on both sides hypermetropia 2·5 D., visual acuteness 5/18.

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

On account of the importance which the disappearance of squint possesses in hypermetropia I will describe a few more cases which belong here.

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

In hypermetropia, if one causes fixation at about 30 cm. and then covers the eye with the hand, it frequently deviates inwards.

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

The visual acuteness amounts to 5/12 on the left, 5/24 on the right, ophthalmoscopically with atropine hypermetropia of two dioptres.

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

In periodic squint, the first care must always be to determine the condition of refraction, if possible with atropine, and to neutralise or over-correct hypermetropia if present.

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




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