Asthenopia

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(ah-sthen-o' -pe-ah) [asthenia; tb, eye]. Weakness of the ocular mus- cles or of visual power, due to errors of refraction, heterophoria, overuse, anemia, etc. A., Accommodative, that due to hyperopia, astigmatism, or a combination of the two, producing strain of the ciliary muscle. A., Muscular, that due to weakness, -incoordination (heterophoria), or strain of the external ocular muscles. A., Nervous, A., Retinal, a rare variety, caused by retinal hyperesthesia, anesthesia, or other abnor- mity, or by general nervous affections.

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