am·e·tro·pi·a

(ăm′ĭ-trō′pē-ə)

An eye abnormality, such as nearsightedness, farsightedness, or astigmatism, resulting from faulty refractive ability of the eye.

[Greek ametros, without measure (a-, without; see a-¹ + metron, measure; see meter¹) + -opia.]

am′e·trop′ic (-trŏp′ĭk, -trō′pĭk) adj.

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ametropic

(ˌæmɪˈtrɒpɪk)

adj

relating to ametropia

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Adj.

ametropic - of or relating to an abnormal condition of the eye in which visual images are not in focus on the retina

emmetropic - of or relating to the normal condition of the eye in which visual images are in clear focus on the retina

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References in periodicals archive

There was no difference in ametropic children and children without ametropia with respect to gender (p=0.73), age (p=0.54) and duration of headache (p=0.71).

Ametropia in children with headache

The author prefers this option for any patient who has more than 2.50D of corneal astigmatism or for any patient already tolerating contact lens or natural ametropic monovision.

Surgical options for the treatment of presbyopia

In the study conducted at the Colegio La Candelaria, a total of 18.8% were found to be ametropic, which was lower, compared to the results of the aforementioned study, where this percentage was 30.48%.

Caracterizacion de los defectos refractivos en una poblacion de ninos de los 2 a los 14 anos en Bogota, Colombia

Patients meeting none of the criteria above were defined as strabismic amblyopia if there was eye deviation or defined as ametropic amblyopia if no eye deviation was found.

Macular Thickness, Foveal Volume, and Choroidal Thickness in Amblyopic Eyes and Their Relationships to the Treatment Outcome

Anisometropic, strabismic, meridional and ametropic amblyopia are types of amblyopia commonly found in the population.

Analysis of association between type of amblyopia and gender at a tertiary care hospital in Karachi

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