astigmatism
Noun
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referred to in: ophthalmology - the branch of medicine concerned with the eye and its diseasesis a type of: ametropia - (ophthalmology) faulty refraction of light rays in the eye as in astigmatism or myopiasubtypes:
- keratectasia - abnormal bulging of the cornea of the eye
- keratoconus - abnormal cone-shaped protrusion of the cornea of the eye; can be treated by epikeratophakia
same as: astigmia -
referred to in: optics - the branch of physics that studies the physical properties of lightsame as: astigmia
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