emmetropic
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Having normal vision; relating to the normal refractive condition of the eye: The term describes an eye in which light rays are focused exactly on the retina, producing clear vision without the need for corrective lenses.
Usage
- The adjective "emmetropic" is used in medical and optometric contexts to describe the ideal, standard condition of the eye's focusing power. It is the opposite of "ametropic" (having a refractive error like nearsightedness or farsightedness).
- It is typically used to modify nouns like "eye" or "vision."
Examples
- Adjective:
- An emmetropic eye does not require glasses for distance vision.
- The study compared visual performance in emmetropic and myopic individuals.
- Most infants are born hyperopic but develop emmetropic vision as they grow.
Advanced Usage
- "Emmetropia" (noun): The condition of having normal refractive vision.
- The goal of many refractive surgeries is to achieve emmetropia.
- "Emmetropization" (noun): The developmental process by which the eye grows toward emmetropia.
- Proper emmetropization in childhood is influenced by environmental factors like time spent outdoors.
Variants and Related Words
- Emmetropia (n): The state of being emmetropic; normal refraction of the eye.
- Emmetropization (n): The process of becoming emmetropic.
Synonyms
- Normal-sighted: Having normal vision (less technical).
- Normorefractive: Having normal refraction (technical synonym).
Antonyms
- Ametropic (adj): Having a refractive error (e.g., myopic, hyperopic, astigmatic).
- Myopic (adj): Nearsighted.
- Hyperopic (adj): Farsighted.
- Astigmatic (adj): Having astigmatism.
Adjective
- of or relating to the normal condition of the eye in which visual images are in clear focus on the retina