sharpness of vision; the visual ability to resolve fine detail (usually measured by a Snellen chart)
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Longsightedness
abnormal condition in which vision for distant objects is better than for near objects
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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.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.(ophthalmology) eyesight abnormality resulting from the eye's faulty refractive ability; distant objects appear blurred
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Those fortuitous effects produced by luminous rays falling on certain objects so that some parts stand forth in abnormal brightness an…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: abnormal, condition, vision, distant, objects.Having good qualities in a greater degree than another; as, a better man; a better physician; a better house; a better air.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: abnormal, condition, vision, distant, objects.To deprive partially of vision; to make vision difficult for and painful to; to dazzle.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: abnormal, condition, vision, distant, objects.an abnormal sound of the heart; sometimes a sign of abnormal function of the heart valves
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: abnormal, condition, vision, distant, objects.A property depending on the relations of light to the eye, by which individual and specific differences in the hues and tints of objec…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: abnormal, condition, vision, distant, objects.a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state; decline
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: abnormal, condition, vision, distant, objects.a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state; decline
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: abnormal, condition, vision, distant, objects.To spy out or discover by the eye, as objects distant or obscure; to espy; to recognize; to discern; to discover.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: abnormal, condition, vision, distant, objects.The power or faculty of the mind by which it distinguishes one thing from another; power of viewing differences in objects, and their…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: abnormal, condition, vision, distant, objects.Far separated; far off; not near; remote; -- in place, time, consanguinity, or connection; as, distant times; distant relatives.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: abnormal, condition, vision, distant, objects.abnormal development (of organs or cells) or an abnormal structure resulting from such growth
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: abnormal, condition, vision, distant, objects.To purge of faults; to make better; to correct; esp., to make corrections in (a literary work); to alter for the better by textual cri…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: abnormal, condition, vision, distant, objects.The faculty of seeing; power or range of vision; hence, judgment or taste in the use of the eye, and in judging of objects; as, to hav…
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