- a refractive error of the eye in which parallel rays of light from an external source do not converge on a single focal point on the retina.
- an aberration of a lens or other optical system in which the image of a point is spread out along the axis of the system.
- a defect of a lens resulting in the formation of distorted images; caused by the curvature of the lens being different in different planes
- faulty vision resulting from defective curvature of the cornea or lens of the eye
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