hyperopia
abnormal condition in which vision for distant objects is better than for near objects • Syn: hypermetropia, hypermetropy, farsightedness, longsightedness • Ant: myopia • Derivationally related forms: longsighted (for: longsightedness), farsighted (for: farsightedness), hypermetropic (for: hypermetropy), hypermetropic (for: hypermetropia), hyperopic • Hypernyms: ametropia • Hyponyms: presbyopia, farsightedness
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