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astigmatism

Pathology: - unequal curvatures of the cornea or lens of the eye along different meridians such that light from a source does not focus at a single point on the retina Clinical manifestations: - visual impairmement - not associated with red eye, eye pain or photophobia [2] Management: - corrective lens eyeglasses [2]

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cornea (C, K) crystalline lens (lens of eye, L) retina

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sign/symptom

References

  1. Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999
  2. NEJM Knowledge+ Ophthalmology