parablepsia

noun para·blep·sia \ ˌparəˈblepsēə \

variants: or less commonly parablepsis \-epsə̇s\ or parablepsy \-epsē\

Definition of parablepsia

plural parablepsias \-psēəz\ or parablepses or parablepsies

: false or distorted vision

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Origin and Etymology of parablepsia

New Latin parablepsia (from ¹para- + Greek blepsis sight—from blepein to see + -sis —+ Latin -ia -y) & parablepsis, from ¹para- + Greek blepsis