hypermetropia
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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.
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.
If Donders' theory is right, convergent strabismus must really begin, as soon as double hypermetropia meets with causes which depreciate the value of binocular vision.
From Schweigger on Squint A Monograph by Dr. C. Schweigger by Schweigger, C.
Finally it must be added, that if the ophthalmoscopic estimation of refraction is to be exact, mydriasis by atropine is required, when, as is known, even emmetropic eyes may show a slight degree of hypermetropia.
From Schweigger on Squint A Monograph by Dr. C. Schweigger by Schweigger, C.
Further, however, I maintain that as a rule, at the age when squint usually begins, the accommodation really suffices to overcome even high degrees of hypermetropia.
From Schweigger on Squint A Monograph by Dr. C. Schweigger by Schweigger, C.
