Anisometropia
noun
an imbalance in the power of the two eyes to refract light
historical examples
no anisometropia worth mentioning was present in any of these cases.
schweigger on squint c. schweigger
anisometropia an·i·so·me·tro·pi·a (ān-ī’sə-mĭ-trō’pē-ə)
n.
a condition in which the refractive power of one eye differs from that of the other.
an·i’so·me·trop’ic (-trŏp’ĭk, -trō’pĭk) adj.
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