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hypermetropia

NOUN
farsightedness
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Antonyms
WEAK
nearsightedness


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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.

Dr. Isler in his dissertation, 'The Dependence of Strabismus on Refraction,' gives the percentage of hypermetropia in convergent squint as 88 per cent.—a great difference, which can, however, be partly accounted for.

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

Observation of these cases further teaches, that treatment with convex glasses has prospects of success, particularly in periodic squint with hypermetropia, if squint can disappear spontaneously even without correction of the hypermetropia.

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

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 Schweigger, C.

I have not been able to persuade myself of the fact that hypermetropia can play any part therein.

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




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