astigmatism English

Meaning astigmatism meaning

What does astigmatism mean?

astigmatism

— noun (optics) defect in an optical system in which light rays from a single point fail to converge in a single focal point

— noun (ophthalmology) impaired eyesight resulting usually from irregular conformation of the cornea; common in nearsighted people

Synonyms astigmatism synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as astigmatism?

astigmatism English » English

astigmia

blur

astigmation

astigmatic

Topics astigmatism topics

What do people use astigmatism to talk about?

Person Sense, perceive

See

• What words describe how well a person can see?
  blind astigmatism clear-eyed clear-sighted cross-eyed eyesight good eyesight poor eyesight farsighted lynx-eyed myopia myopic nearsighted purblind sightless visionless

Person Healthy Disabled

Poor eyesight

• What words describe someone who cannot see well?
  near-sighted far-sighted as blind as a bat partially blind have poor eyesight astigmatism color-blind cross-eyed