hyperopia

noun

hyperopia

noun

Etymology From hyper- + -opia.

Medicine, Pathology, Sciences A disorder of the vision where the eye focuses images behind the retina instead of on it, so that distant objects can be seen better than near objects.

Synonyms: farsightedness, hypermetropia, hypermetropy
Derived terms: compound hyperopia, hyperope, hyperopic, simple hyperopia
Related terms: astigmatism, emmetropia, presbyopia, myopia

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