aniseikonia

an·i·sei·ko·ni·a

 (ăn-ī′sī-kō′nē-ə)
n.
A condition in which the shape and size of the ocular image differ in each eye.

[From anis(o)- + Greek eikōn, image.]

an·i′sei·kon′ic (-kŏn′ĭk) adj.
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aniseikonia

(ˌænaɪsaɪˈkəʊnɪə)
n
(Medicine) a condition caused by a defect in the lens of the eye in which the images produced in the two eyes differ in size or shape
[C20: New Latin, from aniso- + Greek eikon image]
ˌaniseiˈkonic adj
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an•is•ei•ko•ni•a

(ˌæn ə saɪˈkoʊ ni ə)

n.
a defect of vision in which the images at the retinas are unequal in size.
[1930–35; anis (o)- + Greek eikṓn image, icon + -ia]
an`is•ei•kon′ic (-ˈkɒn ɪk) adj.
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aniseikonia, anisoconia

a defect of the eyesight in which the images on the retinas are different in size. — aniseikonic, adj.
See also: Eyes
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Noun1.aniseikonia - visual defect in which the shape and size of an ocular image differ in the two eyesaniseikonia - visual defect in which the shape and size of an ocular image differ in the two eyes
vision defect, visual defect, visual disorder, visual impairment - impairment of the sense of sight
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