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hypermetropia

NOUN
farsightedness
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK
nearsightedness


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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.

On account of the importance which the disappearance of squint possesses in hypermetropia I will describe a few more cases which belong here.

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

Afterwards, Donders sought to explain the occurrence of convergent strabismus in emmetropia by paresis of accommodation, which must indeed, according to his theory, produce the same result as hypermetropia.

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

Those cases deserve particular mention, in which it remained doubtful whether hypermetropia of slight degree or emmetropia was present.

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

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 Schweigger, C.




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