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hy·per·o·pi·a  (hp-rp-)
n.
An abnormal condition of the eye in which vision is better for distant objects than for near objects. It results from the eyeball being too short from front to back, causing images to be focused behind the retina. Also called farsightedness, hypermetropia.
hyper·ope (hp-rp) n.
hyper·opic (-pk, -pk) adj.
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Adj.1.hyperopic - abnormal ability to focus of distant objects
hypermetropic
ophthalmology - the branch of medicine concerned with the eye and its diseases
farsighted, presbyopic - able to see distant objects clearly
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