hypermetropia

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In practice it is immaterial whether emmetropia or a minimum degree of hypermetropia is present; for statistics essentially devoted to theoretical questions it seemed more suitable to unite these cases in a separate group.

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

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 Schweigger, C.

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.

Isler found in hypermetropia of 2 to 10 dioptres squinting in 75 per cent.; in my statistics H. 1·5 D. to the highest degrees of hypermetropia are likewise represented by 75 per cent.

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.