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hypermetropia

NOUN
farsightedness
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Antonyms
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 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 full acuity of vision even high degrees of hypermetropia are no trouble to children.

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

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 Schweigger, C.

It happens, indeed, that in considerable degrees of hypermetropia a slight convergent deviation occurs only from time to time, the cause of which, on closer investigation, can only be sought in the ocular muscles.

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