sharpness of vision; the visual ability to resolve fine detail (usually measured by a Snellen chart)
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Ophthalmology.Eyelessness
blindness due to loss of the eyes
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the state of being blind or lacking sight
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Ophthalmology.the state of being blind or lacking sight
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Ophthalmology.inflammation of the conjunctiva of the eye
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Ophthalmology.the transparent dome-shaped anterior portion of the outer covering of the eye; it covers the iris and pupil and is continuous with the…
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Ophthalmology.visual impairment resulting from the retina becoming separated from the choroid in the back of the eye; treated by photocoagulation
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Ophthalmology.visual impairment resulting from the retina becoming separated from the choroid in the back of the eye; treated by photocoagulation
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Ophthalmology.abnormal condition in which vision for distant objects is better than for near objects
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Ophthalmology.an eye disease that damages the optic nerve and impairs vision (sometimes progressing to blindness); "contrary to popular belief, glau…
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Ophthalmology.abnormal condition in which vision for distant objects is better than for near objects
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Ophthalmology.abnormal condition in which vision for distant objects is better than for near objects
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Ophthalmology.abnormal condition in which vision for distant objects is better than for near objects
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Ophthalmology.pressure exerted by the fluids inside the eyeball; regulated by resistance to the outward flow of aqueous humor; "glaucoma can result…
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Ophthalmology.pressure exerted by the fluids inside the eyeball; regulated by resistance to the outward flow of aqueous humor; "glaucoma can result…
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Ophthalmology.inflammation of the cornea causing watery painful eyes and blurred vision
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Ophthalmology.abnormal condition in which vision for distant objects is better than for near objects
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Ophthalmology.eye disease caused by degeneration of the cells of the macula lutea and results in blurred vision; can cause blindness
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Ophthalmology.(ophthalmology) eyesight abnormality resulting from the eye's faulty refractive ability; distant objects appear blurred
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Ophthalmology.Words connected by meaning
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Blindness.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: blindness, loss, eyes.Color blindness; inability to distinguish colors; Daltonism.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: blindness, loss, eyes.Color blindness; achromatopsy.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: blindness, loss, eyes.A person, whether negro, Indian, or white, in whom by some defect of organization the substance which gives color to the skin, hair, a…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: blindness, loss, eyes.A loss or decay of sight, from loss of power in the optic nerve, without any perceptible external change in the eye; -- called also gu…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: blindness, loss, eyes.loss of bodily sensation with or without loss of consciousness
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: blindness, loss, eyes.Want or defect of sight; blindness.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: blindness, loss, eyes.A fabulous being of antiquity, said to have had a hundred eyes, who has placed by Juno to guard Io. His eyes were transplanted to the…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: blindness, loss, eyes.The condition of one who is stunned. Hence: Numbness; loss of sensation; stupor; loss of sense.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: blindness, loss, eyes.Pertaining to both eyes; employing both eyes at once; as, binocular vision.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: blindness, loss, eyes.Having sore eyes; having the eyes dim with rheum; dim-sighted.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: blindness, loss, eyes.To see with the eyes half shut, or indistinctly and with frequent winking, as a person with weak eyes.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: blindness, loss, eyes.Explore Academic Dictionary
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