3 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: ametropic \ametropic\ adj. Of or pertaining to ametropia. [WordNet 1.5] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: ametropia \am`e*tro"pi*a\ ([a^]m`[-e]*tr[=o]"p[i^]*[.a]), n. [Gr. 'a`metros irregular + 'w`ps, 'wpo`s, eye.] (Med.) A visual impairment resulting from faulty refraction of light rays in the eye. Subtypes include {myopia} {astigmatism} and {hyperopia}. -- {Am`e*trop"ic} ([a^]m`[-e]*tr[o^]p"[i^]k), a. AS [1913 Webster +PJC] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: ametropic adj : of or relating to an abnormal condition of the eye in which visual images are not in focus on the retina [ant: {emmetropic}]
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