Hyperopia

Definition of Hyperopia

Hy`per`o´pi`a   Pronunciation: hī`pẽr`ō´pĭ`å
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; - called also hypermetropia. Cf. Emmetropia.

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ametropia, farsightedness, hypermetropia, hypermetropy, longsightedness, myopia, nearsightedness, presbyopia, shortsightedness
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