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 of astigmatism
Toric lenses: These lenses can also help correct astigmatism (a condition that affects the curve of the cornea or lens).
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Suchandrima Bhowmik, Health, 23 Mar. 2025
Prescription eyeglasses correct for focus and perhaps astigmatism, but those are just two ways that wavefronts can be distorted.
—Sidd Bikkannavar, IEEE Spectrum, 26 Feb. 2010
Some correct for distance vision, some correct both near and distance vision (a multifocal lens), and others (toric lenses) correct astigmatism.
—Perri Ormont Blumberg, TIME, 16 Jan. 2025
The machine picked up a pretty significant astigmatism, which causes blurry vision.
—Nicole Villalpando, Austin American-Statesman, 12 Dec. 2024
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Suchandrima Bhowmik, Health, 23 Mar. 2025
Prescription eyeglasses correct for focus and perhaps astigmatism, but those are just two ways that wavefronts can be distorted.
—Sidd Bikkannavar, IEEE Spectrum, 26 Feb. 2010
Some correct for distance vision, some correct both near and distance vision (a multifocal lens), and others (toric lenses) correct astigmatism.
—Perri Ormont Blumberg, TIME, 16 Jan. 2025
The machine picked up a pretty significant astigmatism, which causes blurry vision.
—Nicole Villalpando, Austin American-Statesman, 12 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for astigmatism
Noun
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Longer focal length usually indicates sharper eyesight, so this was one sign that humpbacks may have poor vision.—
Margherita Bassi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
21 May 2025
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Devon, frustrated, resists a morning glass of Ketel One before turning to her standby of boning the first man within eyesight.—
Caroline Framke,
Vulture,
22 May 2025
Noun
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Barrel Cards The barrel card exercise can help improve symptoms of strabismus (crossed eyes).—
Laura Schober,
Health,
12 Feb. 2025
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One of his conditions, strabismus,has also been reported by researchers to be behind the genius of Leonardo da Vinci, allowing the painter to perceive the world differently and facilitating his accurate depiction of three-dimensional objects on flat surfaces.—
Maya Davis,
CNN,
4 Aug. 2024
Noun
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For the moment, the eyes of the concert industry are on the Arkansas city of Fort Smith.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 May 2025
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While auras may come from the realm of pseudoscience, all living beings do emit a faint light, invisible to the human eye—one that is extinguished upon death.—
Ian Randall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 May 2025
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“Astigmatism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/astigmatism. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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