teleopsia

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teleopsia /tele·op·sia/ (-op´se-ah) a visual disturbance in which objects appear to be farther away than they actually are.

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A vision disorder characterized by errors in judging the distance of objects and arising from lesions in the parietal temporal region of the brain.

teleopsia [tel″e-op´se-ah]

a visual disturbance in which objects appear to be farther away than they actually are.

teleopsia

Anomaly of visual perception in which objects appear to be much further away than they actually are. It may be due to vision in a hazy atmosphere, intoxication, neurosis, etc. See metamorphopsia.

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