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What is asthenopia?

What is asthenopia? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. An ophthalmological condition that manifests itself through nonspecific symptoms such as fatigue, red eyes, eye strain, pain in or around the eyes, blurred vision, headache and occasional double vision.
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Asthenopia, condition in which the eyes are weak and tire easily.
The only drawback to her perfect use of all her functions lay in asthenopia, which lasted nearly a year after she left my care.
Asthenopia, which occurs in children in connection with hypermetropia, is nearly always accompanied by defective vision.
The constant accommodative effort required, however, may result in problems such as asthenopia or esotropia, and the necessity for accommodating for distance can be overcome by wearing convex glasses.
We must place the same claims to the diagnosis of muscular asthenopia as to that of the accommodative form.
Reduced stereopsis, abnormal convergence not interfering with near vision, and ocular misalignment where the fusional reserves are sufficient to prevent asthenopia and diplopia may be acceptable.

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