Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
(ophthalmology) faulty refraction of light rays in the eye as in astigmatism or myopia;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
ametropia \am`e*tro"pi*a\ ([a^]m`[-e]*tr[=o]"p[i^]*[.a]), n.
[Gr. 'a`metros irregular + 'w`ps, 'wpo`s, eye.] (Med.)
A visual impairment resulting from faulty refraction of light
rays in the eye. Subtypes include myopia astigmatism and
hyperopia. -- Am`e*trop"ic ([a^]m`[-e]*tr[o^]p"[i^]k), a.
AS
[1913 Webster +PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
ametropia
n 1: (ophthalmology) faulty refraction of light rays in the eye
as in astigmatism or myopia