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hypermetropia

NOUN
farsightedness
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK
nearsightedness


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Patient really comes on account of his son, aged 7-1/2, in whom hypermetropia of 3·5 dioptres is detected with the ophthalmoscope, right eye with + 3·5 V. 5/9.

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

Asthenopia, which occurs in children in connection with hypermetropia, is nearly always accompanied by defective vision.

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

At any rate the fact is settled that squint can disappear spontaneously, and without the aid of convex glasses even in high degrees of hypermetropia.

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

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 C. Schweigger

During the examination I found on the right hypermetropia 5·5 D., visual acuteness 5/12 to 5/9, on the left with + 5·5 D., V = 1/12.

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




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