hy·per·me·tro·pi·a (h  p r-m -tr  p -)n. See hyperopia. [Greek hupermetros, beyond measure (huper-, hyper- + metron, measure; see meter2) + -opia.] hy per·me·tropic (-trpk, -tr pk), hyper·me·tropi·cal adj.hy per·metro·py (-m tr-p) n. |
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| Noun | 1. | hypermetropy - abnormal condition in which vision for distant objects is better than for near objects 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 |
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