astigmatismnoun [ U ]
uk/əˈstɪɡ.mə.tɪ.zəm/us/əˈstɪɡ.mə.tɪ.zəm/specializeda fault in the lens of the eye that reduces the quality of sight, especially a fault that stops the eye from focusing
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Eyesight, glasses & lenses
- (as) blind as a bat idiom
- 20/20 vision
- age-related macular degeneration
- AMD
- Balint's syndrome
- blepharospasm
- blind side
- blindly
- cataract
- ciliary
- cross-eyed
- dispensing optician
- horn-rimmed
- lorgnette
- nearsighted
- optometrist
- safety glasses
- sightless
- spectacle
- twenty-twenty vision
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astigmatic
adjective uk/ˌæs.tɪɡˈmæt.ɪk/us/ˌæs.tɪɡˈmæt̬.ɪk/