HYPERMETROPIA

hyperopia, hypermetropia, hypermetropy, farsightedness, longsightedness

(noun) abnormal condition in which vision for distant objects is better than for near objects

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

hypermetropia (countable and uncountable, plural hypermetropias)

hyperopia

Source: Wiktionary

Hy`per*me*tro"pi*a, Hy`per*met"ro*py, n. Etym: [NL. hypermetropia, fr. Gr. Hypermeter.]

Definition: A condition of the eye in which, through shortness of the eyeball or fault of the refractive media, the rays of light come to a focus behind the retina; farsightedness; -- called also hyperopia. Cf. Emmetropia.

Note: In hypermetropia, vision for distant objects, although not better absolutely, is better than that for near objects, and hence, the individual is said to be farsighted. It is corrected by the use of convex glasses.

– Hy`per*me*trop"ic, a.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition