Category: Refractive defects of the eye

AMBLYOPIA

AMBLYOPIA

Amblyopia is a disorder of the visual system that is characterized by poor or indistinct vision in an eye that is otherwise physically normal. It is estimated that is affects […]

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STRABISMUS

STRABISMUS (SQUINTING)

Strabismus or squinting is a disorder of the position of eyes and visual function, at which it is not possible to direct both visual lines towards a fixed point. Normally, […]

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ASTIGMATISM

ASTIGMATISM

Astigmatism is a condition in which the light rays do not refract equally in all meridians of the eye. For the purpose of division, two imaginary meridians of the eye […]

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hyperopia

FARSIGHTEDNESS

A hypermetropical eye has weaker refractive strength than a normal eye (refractive hypermetropia), or it is too short (axial hypermetropia), so the image in it appears behind the retina. Uncorrected […]

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myopia

SHORTSIGHTEDNESS (MYOPIA)

Shortsightedness or myopia is a condition in which light rays focus in front of the retina, instead of directly on the surface of it, causing shortsighted people to squint in […]

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