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n. - A tiredness of the eyes caused by prolonged close work by a person with an uncorrected vision problem.

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  • The asthenopia which is almost constantly seen in such cases added to her trials, because reading had to be abandoned, and so at last, despite unusual vigor of...
  • Then came an increasing asthenopia, with evening headaches, until her temper changed and became capricious and irritable.
  • The only drawback to her perfect use of all her functions lay in asthenopia, which lasted nearly a year after she left my care.
  • He is inclined to think that the effects of masturbation have been exaggerated, but he believes that it may produce such for the most part trivial complaints as photopsisæ,...
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