Asthenopia

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Asthenopia \As`the*no"pi*a\, n. [Gr. 'a priv. + sqe`nos strength
     + 'w`ps eye.]
     Weakness of sight. --Quain. -- {As`the*nop"ic}, a.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  asthenopia
       n : a tiredness of the eyes caused by prolonged close work by a
           person with an uncorrected vision problem [syn: {eyestrain}]