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hyperopia

[hahy-per-oh-pee-uh]

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noun

Ophthalmology.

a condition of the eye in which parallel rays are focused behind the retina, distant objects being seen more distinctly than near ones; farsightedness (myopia ).

hyperopia

/ ˌhaɪpəˈrəʊpɪə, ˌhaɪpəˈrɒpɪk /

Also called: hypermetropia.�� hypermetropy.��inability to see near objects clearly because the images received by the eye are focused behind the retina; long-sightedness Compare myopia presbyopia

hyperopia

A defect of the eye that causes light to focus behind the retina instead of directly on it, resulting in an inability to see near objects clearly. Hyperopia is often caused by a shortened eyeball or a misshapen lens.
Also called farsightedness
Compare myopia

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First recorded in 1880–85; hyper- + -opia

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