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Definition of Astigmatisms
1. astigmatism [n] - See also: astigmatism
Lexicographical Neighbors of Astigmatisms
Literary usage of Astigmatisms
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Transactions of the American Ophthalmological Society Annual Meeting by American Ophthalmological Society (1890)
"The second column gives the number of eyes presenting each degree of hyperopia.
It includes not only simple hyperopia, but the hyperopic astigmatisms,* and ..."
2. Transactions of the American Ophthalmological Society by American Ophthalmological Society (1865)
"There are two other classes with their varieties—the mixed astigmatisms, M + Ah,
and II + Am. With, however, two surfaces to account for these mixed ..."
3. Biographic Clinics by George Milbry Gould (1906)
"The larger number tilt to the right because most of the young are hyperopic (the
astigmatisms of the eyes are generally at or near 90), and lastly, because, ..."
4. Journal of the Association of Military Surgeons of the United States by Association of Military Surgeons of the United States, Association of Military Surgeons of the United States Meeting (1806)
"... myopic or hyperopic astigmatisms may be produced and by appropriate cylindrical
lenses also compound and mixed astigmatisms for the purpose of practice. ..."
5. Ophthalmic review (1888)
"After a mydriatic the compound astigmatisms were found to constitute 70 per cent,
of all cases of ametropia, while Dr. Burnett had recorded the simple ..."
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