astigmatismo

Definitions of astigmatismo
  1. noun
    (optics) defect in an optical system in which light rays from a single point fail to converge in a single focal point
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    circunstancias, condiciones, condición, estado, estatus, situación, status
    a state at a particular time
  2. noun
    (ophthalmology) impaired eyesight resulting usually from irregular conformation of the cornea; common in nearsighted people
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    ametropía
    (ophthalmology) faulty refraction of light rays in the eye as in astigmatism or myopia
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