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emmetropia [‚em·ə′trō·pē·ə]
(medicine) Normal vision. Emmetropia normal, or correct, refraction of the eye, as opposed to incorrect refraction, or ametropia, in which the optical system is unable to bring into focus on the retina the parallel light rays entering the eye. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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No references found | Its best results were found with patients who were low hyperopic and emmetropic presbyopes with little or no astigmatism, a circumstance which basically describes a large number of "baby boomers" who wished to return to the clearer near vision of their youth. 1) In general, the myopic eye is usually typified by excess axial elongation, due to an increase in the length between the lens and the retina compared to the emmetropic eye rather than to changes in the curvature of the cornea or lens. In double-masked, placebo-controlled testing among both myopic and emmetropic patients, the iZon Wavefront-Guided Lens demonstrated a significant improvement in visual acuity, low contrast visual acuity and mid-frequency contrast sensitivity," said Dreher. |
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