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Astigmatic

adjective
1.
Of or relating to a defect in the eye or in a lens caused by a deviation from spherical curvature which prevents light rays from meeting at a common focus and so results in distorted images.





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"Astigmatic" Quotes from Famous Books



... eyes by using a trial spectacle frame and inserting detached lenses before the right eye and the left eye alternately. One of the most common forms of defective vision is astigmatism. A chart has been designed with a series of circles and straight lines radiating from the center. If the subject is astigmatic he will see some of the straight lines distinctly while others will be blurred. For instance, one or two of the vertical lines may appear very black and strong while all others will look like a hazy network. ...
— Initiative Psychic Energy • Warren Hilton


Words linked to "Astigmatic" :   astigmia, anastigmatic, astigmatism


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