ALL meanings of hyperopia
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H h - noun hyperopia a condition of the eye in which parallel rays are focused behind the retina, distant objects being seen more distinctly than near ones; farsightedness (opposed to myopia). 1
- noun hyperopia Farsightedness. 1
- noun hyperopia inability to see near objects clearly because the images received by the eye are focused behind the retina; long-sightedness 0
- noun hyperopia abnormal vision in which the rays of light are focused behind the retina, so that distant objects are seen more clearly than near ones; farsightedness 0
- noun hyperopia (pathology) 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. 0