1. a person whose eyes have normal refractive power, allowing light to focus correctly on the retina without corrective lenses
Usage: medical/optometry term; contrasts with myope, hyperope, and astigmat

Examples

• An emmetrope can see objects clearly at a distance without glasses or contact lenses.
• The eye doctor determined that the patient was an emmetrope with 20/20 vision.
• Unlike a myope, an emmetrope does not need corrective lenses for distance vision.
• Children who are emmetropes typically have no trouble reading the board at school.
• The study compared visual acuity between emmetropes and people with refractive errors.