micropsia /mi·crop·sia/ (mi-krop´se-ah) a visual disorder in which objects appear smaller than their actual size.
micropsia
micropsia [mi-krop´se-ah]
mi·crop·si·a (m -kr p s - )n. A visual disorder in which objects appear much smaller than they actually are, possibly caused by a retinal disorder but often associated with hallucination or an unconscious attempt to shrink the world to a less threatening size. |
micropsia
[mīkrop′sē·ə]
Etymology: Gk, mikros + opsis, sight
a condition of vision in which a person perceives objects as smaller than they really are. It may occur during seizure activity. See also hallucination. microptic, adj.
Lilliputian Syndrome
A hallucination in which all persons viewed by the subject appear very small. This non-specific finding may occur in dementia, chorea, prolonged fasting, or may be caused by various drugs
micropsia [mi-krop´se-ah]
a disorder of visual perception in which objects appear smaller than their actual size.
micropsia
Anomaly of visual perception in which objects appear smaller than they actually are. It may be due to a retinal disease in which the visual cells are spread apart, or to paresis of accommodation or to uncorrected presbyopia, or to the recent wear of either base-out prisms or a correction for myopia, etc. See dysmegalopsia; macropsia; metamorphopsia.
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