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farsightedness

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far·sight·ed·ness  (färstd-ns)
n.
See hyperopia.
farsightedness  (färstd-ns)
See hyperopia.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.farsightedness - a reduced ability to focus on near objects caused by loss of elasticity of the crystalline lens after age 45
presbyopia
hypermetropia, hypermetropy, hyperopia, longsightedness, farsightedness - abnormal condition in which vision for distant objects is better than for near objects
2.farsightedness - abnormal condition in which vision for distant objects is better than for near objects
hypermetropia, hypermetropy, hyperopia, longsightedness
ametropia - (ophthalmology) faulty refraction of light rays in the eye as in astigmatism or myopia
farsightedness, presbyopia - a reduced ability to focus on near objects caused by loss of elasticity of the crystalline lens after age 45
3.farsightedness - seeing ahead; knowing in advance; foreseeing
prospicience, foresight, prevision
knowing - a clear and certain mental apprehension


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Your article states that farsightedness will be treated with these new electric lenses (Switch-a-Vision: Electric spectacles could aid aging eyes;' SN: 4/22/06, p.
Looking into the future by Weiss, P. / Science News
Yet here, as in the "Perpetual Photos" of twenty years before, what McCollum evinced was a certain farsightedness, a productively thwarted desire to recognize more than recognition it self--in other words, the view through the keyhole.
Allan McCollum: Friedrich Petzel Gallery by Burton, Johanna / Artforum International
Doctors already can permanently correct nearsightedness, farsightedness and other problems.
NEW PROCEDURE MAY BE FIX FOR AGING EYES by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
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