HYPEROPIA

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

hyperopia (countable and uncountable, plural hyperopias)

(pathology) A disorder of the vision where the eye focusses images behind the retina instead of on it, so that distant objects can be seen better than near objects.

Synonyms

• farsightedness

• hypermetropia

• hypermetropy

Source: Wiktionary


Hy`per*o"pi*a, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr.

Definition: Hypermetropia.

– Hy`per*op"tic, a.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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