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EMMETROPIA
emmetropia
(noun) (ophthalmology) the normal refractive condition of the eye in which there is clear focus of light on the retina
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
emmetropia (usually uncountable, plural emmetropias)
The condition of perfect vision, where images are correctly brought to a focus on the retina.
Source: Wiktionary
Em`me*tro"pi*a, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Med.)
Definition: That refractive condition of the eye in which the rays of light are all brought accurately and without undue effort to a focus upon the retina; -- opposed to hypermetropia, myopia, an astigmatism.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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