myopia
111myope — [mī′ōp΄] n. 〚Fr < LL myops < Gr myōps, shortsighted, blinking < myein, to close (< ? IE base * mu , with closed lips > MOPE, MUTE) + ōps,EYE〛 a person having myopia; nearsighted person * * * my·ope (mīʹ …
112radial keratotomy — Ophthalm. a surgical technique for correcting nearsightedness by making a series of spokelike incisions in the cornea to change its shape and focusing properties. [1975 80; KERATO + TOMY] * * * ▪ surgical procedure surgical procedure to… …
113Achromatopsia — An hereditary disorder of sight due to a lack of cone vision that type of vision provided by the cone photoreceptors in the retina. In the normal eye, there are some 6 million cone photoreceptors; they are located largely in the center of the… …
114Congenital achromatopsia — An hereditary disorder of vision characterized by a lack of cone vision (sight provided by the cone photoreceptors in the retina). People with achromatopsia (achromats) are completely or almost completely colorblind. They have poor visual acuity …
115Keratotomy — A surgical incision (a cut) made into the cornea. A radial keratotomy is a surgical procedure designed to flatten the cornea, reduce its optical power, and correct nearsightedness (myopia). The procedure is called a radial keratotomy because the… …
116M — 1. Symbol for mega (2); morgan; molarity (moles per liter, also written M or m); myopia or myopic; methionine; 6 mercaptopurine ribonucleoside in a nucleic acid; L. misce, mix; meta …
117myopic — Relating to or suffering from myopia. * * * my·o·pic ō pik, äp ik adj affected by myopia: of, relating to, or exhibiting myopia my·o·pi·cal·ly (ə )lē adv myopic n MYOPE …
118pseudomyopia — A condition simulating myopia and due to spasm of the ciliary muscle. * * * pseu·do·my·o·pia (soo″do mi oґpe ə) [pseudo + myopia] defective vision resembling myopia, caused by spasm of the ciliary muscle or by failure of relaxation of… …
119shortsightedness — SYN: myopia. * * * short·sight·ed·ness n MYOPIA * * * short·sight·ed·ness (shortґsīt əd nis) myopia …
120Myodisc — A myodisc or myopic disk is a corrective lens with a steep concave curvature that is fitted on the posterior surface of a carrier lens, or a high power single vision lens specially ordered with slab off the edge, creating a central prescription… …
