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Definition of Asthenopia
1. Noun. A tiredness of the eyes caused by prolonged close work by a person with an uncorrected vision problem.
Definition of Asthenopia
1. n. Weakness of sight.
Definition of Asthenopia
1. Noun. An ophthalmological condition that manifests itself through nonspecific symptoms such as fatigue, red eyes, eye strain, pain in or around the eyes, blurred vision, headache and occasional double vision. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Asthenopia
1. Term generally used to describe complaints related to refractive error, ocular muscle imbalance, including pain or aching around the eyes, burning and itchiness of the eyelids, ocular fatigue, and headaches. (12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Asthenopia
Literary usage of Asthenopia
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. On the Anomalies of Accommodation and Refraction of the Eye: With a by Franciscus Cornelis Donders (1864)
"Thus he demonstrates the existence of asthenopia muscularis, ... Moreover, he
brings asthenopia into connexion with slight degrees of presbyopia. ..."
2. Transactions of the American Ophthalmological Society Annual Meeting by American Ophthalmological Society (1897)
"vf SO-CALLED MUSCULAR asthenopia. BY GW HALE, MD, NASHVILLE, TENN. The term
muscular asthenopia is an exceedingly vague one from an aetiological standpoint. ..."
3. The Natural and morbid changes of the human eye, and their treatment by Charles Bader (1868)
"The two groups of muscles which, from want of power, may give rise to asthenopia,
are the ciliary muscle and the external muscles of the eyeball. ..."
4. A Practical treatise on the diseases of the eye by William Mackenzie, Thomas Wharton Jones (1855)
"In asthenopia the patient sees near objects distinctly for a certain space ...
The diagnosis will be plain, when it is observed, that in asthenopia a short ..."
5. A Treatise on the diseases of the eye by William Lawrence (1854)
""I have often ascertained, that asthenopia, in young men, is a result of excessive
venereal indulgence, but more frequently still, of masturbation, ..."
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