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hy·per·o·pi·a (h

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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 (h

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) n.

hyper·opic (-

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k) adj.

hyperopia [ˌhaɪpəˈrəʊpɪə]

(Medicine / Pathology) inability to see near objects clearly because the images received by the eye are focused behind the retina; long-sightedness Also called hypermetropia hypermetropy Compare myopia, presbyopia

hyperopic [ˌhaɪpəˈrɒpɪk] adj

hyperopia (h

-r

)

A defect of the eye that causes light to focus behind the retina instead of directly on it, resulting in an inability to see near objects clearly. Hyperopia is often caused by a shortened eyeball or a misshapen lens. Also called farsightedness. Compare myopia.

hyperopia

top: When the focal point (f) of light extends beyond the retina, vision is blurred.

bottom: A convex-shaped lens corrects the defect by focusing light on the retina.

hyperopia

hypermetropia. — hyperopic, adj.

See also: Eyes

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Noun

hyperopia - abnormal condition in which vision for distant objects is better than for near objects

hypermetropia, hypermetropy, longsightedness, 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

myopia, nearsightedness, shortsightedness - (ophthalmology) eyesight abnormality resulting from the eye's faulty refractive ability; distant objects appear blurred

Translations

hyperopia [ˈhaɪpərˈəʊpɪə] N → hipermetropía f

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