Astigmatism

/əˈstɪɡməˌtɪzəm/ noun

A common eye condition where the cornea or lens has an irregular curved shape, causing blurry or distorted vision at all distances.

From Greek 'a-' (without) plus 'stigma' (point, mark) plus -ism (condition). First coined by William Whewell in the 1840s to describe the optical defect where light doesn't focus at a single point.

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