Thesaurus results for ASTIGMATISMS

astigmatism

noun

as in eyesight

medical a problem with the eye that prevents a person from seeing clearly He needed to wear glasses because of his astigmatism.

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Recent Examples on the Web Glasses prescriptions typically include values for sphere, cylinder, axis and pupillary distance, indicating the lens power, astigmatism correction and the distance between the eyes. —

Nicole F. Roberts, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023 Other types of cataract surgery lenses that are not covered by Medicare include toric (for astigmatism) and multifocal, which can correct both near and distance vision. —

Margie Zable Fisher, Fortune Well, 26 July 2023 It is intended to help optometrists better pinpoint the lenses needed to correct astigmatism, a common imperfection in the eye’s curvature that can make vision blurry and happens to run in Plekhanov’s family. —

oregonlive, 26 Jan. 2023 Those glasses are real Not unlike this reporter, Beatriz has astigmatism. —

Rory Appleton, The Indianapolis Star, 25 May 2023 See all Example Sentences for astigmatism

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