Hypermetropia

Definition of Hypermetropia

Hy`per`me`tro´pi`a
n.1.An abnormal 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, making vision for distant objects better than for near objects; farsightedness; - now most commonly called hyperopia. Cf. Emmetropia.

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ametropia, farsightedness, hypermetropy, hyperopia, longsightedness, presbyopia
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