Emmetrope


[em-i-troh-pee-uh] /ˌɛm ɪˈtroʊ pi ə/

noun, Ophthalmology.
1.
the normal refractive condition of the eye, in which the rays of light are accurately focused on the retina.
/ˌɛmɪˈtrəʊpɪə/
noun
1.
the normal condition of perfect vision, in which parallel light rays are focused on the retina without the need for accommodation

emmetropia em·me·tro·pi·a (ěm’ĭ-trō’pē-ə)
n.
The condition of the normal eye when parallel rays are focused exactly on the retina and vision is perfect.
em’me·trop’ic (-trŏp’ĭk, -trō’pĭk) adj.

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