English noun: ametropia | |||
1. | ametropia (state) (ophthalmology) faulty refraction of light rays in the eye as in astigmatism or myopia | ||
Broader (hypernym) | vision defect, visual defect, visual disorder, visual impairment | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | astigmatism, astigmia, farsightedness, hypermetropia, hypermetropy, hyperopia, longsightedness, myopia, nearsightedness, shortsightedness | ||
Domain category | ophthalmology | ||