noun
- A condition of the eye in which the two eyes perceive images of different sizes, even though the objects being viewed are the same size.
Usage: medical/ophthalmology term; also spelled anisikonia
Examples
- The patient was diagnosed with aniseikonia after reporting that objects appeared larger in one eye than the other.
- Aniseikonia can result from differences in the refractive power of the two eyes or from retinal image size differences.
- Corrective lenses may help manage symptoms of aniseikonia in some cases.
- The ophthalmologist tested for aniseikonia using specialized imaging techniques.