#ametropia (ophthalmology) faulty refraction of light rays in the eye as in astigmatism or myopia
supertype: #visual_impairment__visual_defect__vision_defect__visual_disorder impairment of the sense of sight
subtype: #myopia__nearsightedness__nearsightednes__shortsightednes (ophthalmology) eyesight abnormality resulting from the eye's faulty refractive ability; distant objects appear blurred
subtype: #astigmia__astigmatism (ophthalmology) impaired eyesight resulting usually from irregular conformation of the cornea
subtype: #keratectasia abnormal bulging of the cornea of the eye
subtype: #keratoconus__keratoconu abnormal cone-shaped protrusion of the cornea of the eye; can be treated by epikeratophakia
subtype: #hyperopia__hypermetropia__hypermetropy__farsightedness__longsightedness__longsightednes abnormal condition in which vision for distant objects is better than for near objects
subtype: #presbyopia farsightedness resulting from a reduced ability to focus caused by loss of elasticity of the crystalline lens with age
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