hyperphoria

hyperphoria
A tendency of the visual axis of one eye to deviate upward, prevented by binocular vision. [hyper- + G. phora, motion]

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hy·per·pho·ria -'fōr-ē-ə, -'fȯr- n latent strabismus in which the visual axis of one eye deviates upward in relation to the other

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hy·per·pho·ria (hiґpər-forґe-ə) [hyper- + phoria] a form of heterophoria in which there is permanent upward deviation of the visual axis of an eye after the visual fusional stimulus has been eliminated.

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