A medical condition of the eye involving a lack of nourishment or deterioration of eye tissue, particularly the retina.
From Greek 'a-' meaning 'without' plus 'trepein' meaning 'to nourish,' creating a medical term for inadequate nutrition of eye structures.
Atrepsy is the opposite of what your eyes need — while healthy eyes are constantly being nourished with blood and oxygen, atrepsy means that nourishment is failing, leading to vision problems!
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