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单词 asthenopia
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asthenopia


as·the·no·pi·a

A0481900 (ăs′thə-nō′pē-ə)n. Weakness or fatigue of the eyes, usually accompanied by headache and dimming of vision.
[asthen(ia) + -opia.]
as′the·nop′ic (-nŏp′ĭk) adj.

asthenopia

(ˌæsθɪˈnəʊpɪə) n (Pathology) a technical name for eyestrain[C19: from New Latin, from Greek asthenēs weak (from a-1 + sthenos strength) + ōps eye] asthenopic adj
Thesaurus
Noun1.asthenopia - a tiredness of the eyes caused by prolonged close work by a person with an uncorrected vision problemasthenopia - a tiredness of the eyes caused by prolonged close work by a person with an uncorrected vision problemeyestrainfatigue, tiredness, weariness - temporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard physical or mental work; "he was hospitalized for extreme fatigue"; "growing fatigue was apparent from the decline in the execution of their athletic skills"; "weariness overcame her after twelve hours and she fell asleep"

asthenopia


asthenopia

[as·thə′nōp·ē·ə] (medicine) Weakness of the eye muscles or of visual acuity, sometimes accompanied by pain and headache.

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asthenopia

 [as″thĕ-no´pe-ah] weakness or easy fatigue of the eye, with pain in the eyes, headache, and dimness of vision. adj., adj asthenop´ic.accommodative asthenopia asthenopia due to strain of the ciliary muscle.muscular asthenopia asthenopia due to weakness of the external ocular muscles.

as·the·no·pi·a

(as'thĕ-nō'pē-ă), Subjective symptoms of ocular fatigue, discomfort, lacrimation, and headaches arising from use of the eyes. Synonym(s): eyestrain [G. astheneia, weakness, + ōps, eye]

asthenopia

(ăs′thə-nō′pē-ə)n. Weakness or fatigue of the eyes, usually accompanied by headache and dimming of vision.
as′the·nop′ic (-nŏp′ĭk) adj.

as·the·no·pi·a

(as'thĕ-nō'pē-ă) Subjective symptoms of ocular fatigue, discomfort, lacrimation, and headaches arising from use of the eyes.
Synonym(s): eyestrain.
[G. astheneia, weakness, + ōps, eye]

asthenopia

‘eyestrain’, headaches or visual difficulty attributed to misuse of the eyes. A vague and, in the absence of refractive error, often imaginary entity. The term is not now generally used by ophthalmologists. See also ACCOMMODATIVE ASTHENOPIA.

asthenopia 

Term used to describe any symptoms associated with the use of the eyes. The causes of asthenopia are numerous: sustained near vision, either when the accommodation amplitude is low or hypermetropia is uncorrected (accommodative asthenopia), aniseikonia (aniseikonic a.), astigmatism (astigmatic a.), pain in the eye (asthenopia dolens), heterophoria (heterophoric a.), ocular inflammation (asthenopia irritans), hysteria (nervous a.), uncorrected presbyopia (presbyopic a.), improper illumination (photogenous a.) or retinal disease (retinal a.). Syn. eyestrain; near point stress (NPS) (although this term is restricted to any symptoms arising from near vision). See convergence excess; convergence insufficiency; divergence insufficiency; visual fatigue; ocular headache.

asthenopia


Related to asthenopia: asthenophobia
  • noun

Synonyms for asthenopia

noun a tiredness of the eyes caused by prolonged close work by a person with an uncorrected vision problem

Synonyms

  • eyestrain

Related Words

  • fatigue
  • tiredness
  • weariness
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