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longsightedness

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Noun1.longsightedness - abnormal condition in which vision for distant objects is better than for near objects
hypermetropia, hypermetropy, hyperopia, farsightedness
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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