emmetrope

An emmetrope can read the small print on a medicine bottle without glasses.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A person with normal vision: "emmetrope" refers to an individual whose eyes have no refractive error, meaning they have perfect vision without the need for corrective lenses.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The optometrist confirmed that she was an emmetrope, so she did not need glasses. (A person with normal, uncorrected vision.)
  • Most children are emmetropes at birth, but many develop nearsightedness or farsightedness later. (Individuals with naturally perfect eyesight.)

Advanced Usage

• "to be an emmetrope": to possess the condition of emmetropia, where light focuses precisely on the retina.
  • As an emmetrope, he could read the smallest print on the eye chart without squinting. (He had flawless vision.)

Variants and Related Words

• Emmetropia (n): the state of normal vision where no refractive correction is needed.

  • Emmetropia is the ideal condition for the human eye. (Perfect vision without glasses or contacts.)

• Emmetropic (adj): describing someone who has emmetropia.

  • The emmetropic patient passed the vision test easily. (Having normal, uncorrected sight.)

Synonyms

• Normal-sighted person: an individual with standard visual acuity.
• Perfect-vision individual: someone whose eyesight requires no correction.

Related Idioms

• Twenty-twenty vision: a common phrase for normal visual acuity, often used synonymously with being an emmetrope.
  • He has twenty-twenty vision, so he is considered an emmetrope. (He sees perfectly at a distance of 20 feet.)