hyperopia

noun

Meaning

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

Etymology / origin

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Related words

hypermetropia(English)farsightedness(English)longsightedness(English)hypermetropy(English)myopia(English)compound hyperopia(English)simple hyperopia(English)compound myopia(English)presbyopia(English)astigmatism(English)accommodative(English)strabismus(English)

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Sources

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