English dictionary

hypermetropia

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Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

abnormal condition in which vision for distant objects is better than for near objects

noun.state

Synonyms farsightedness hypermetropy hyperopia longsightedness

Antonyms myopia nearsightedness shortsightedness

Source: WordNet 3.0
A 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; farsightedness; -- called also <i>hyperopia</i>. Cf. <u>Emmetropia</u>.

noun

Source: webster1913