metamorphopsia
- noun
- /ˌmɛtəˌmɔrˈfɑpsiə/
- Specialized
- The patient reported experiencing metamorphopsia, making straight lines appear wavy.
Examples
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Conditions like macular degeneration can lead to symptoms of metamorphopsia.
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Doctors diagnosed him with metamorphopsia due to retinal damage.
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After surgery, his metamorphopsia gradually improved as the retina healed.
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After the accident, she experienced metamorphopsia in her right eye.
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The patient reported experiencing metamorphopsia, making straight lines appear wavy.
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Conditions like macular degeneration can lead to symptoms of metamorphopsia.
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Doctors diagnosed him with metamorphopsia due to retinal damage.
Synonyms
2
7.5
An uneven curve in the eye that makes vision blurred or distorted
1
4.7
A problem with your sight that makes things look unclear
1
4.3
A problem in the eyes that makes it hard to see
A problem with the eye or a lens that makes images look blurred and stretched
How Distorted
- Specialized
- Specialized
71
5.0
1
5.8
1
7.2
Surface Forms
Morphology
metamorphopsia = meta + morph + opsia
The specialized ophthalmological meaning is not predictable from the component forms for most learners.
Etymology
Metamorphopsia comes from Greek parts: meta- 'change', morph 'shape', and -opsia 'vision', and meta- is the same start in metamorphosis, the change of a caterpillar into a butterfly, while -opsia is about seeing like in optic. So, metamorphopsia means that shapes in your sight look changed or distorted, which is why straight lines can seem wavy.