aniseikonia

[an-uh-sahy-koh-nee-uh]

an·is·ei·ko·ni·a

[an-uh-sahy-koh-nee-uh]
noun Ophthalmology.
a defect of vision in which the images at the retinas are unequal in size.

Origin:
1930–35; < Neo-Latin; see aniso-, eikon, -ia

an·is·ei·kon·ic [an-uh-sahy-kon-ik] , adjective
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aniseikonia (ˌænaɪsaɪˈkəʊnɪə)
 
n
a condition caused by a defect in the lens of the eye in which the images produced in the two eyes differ in size or shape
 
[C20: New Latin, from aniso- + Greek eikon image]
 
anisei'konic
 
adj

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aniseikonia an·i·sei·ko·ni·a (ān-ī'sī-kō'nē-ə)
n.
A condition in which the shape and size of the ocular image differ in each eye.

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