hyperopia (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *hyperopia*:
NOUN	state	hyperopia, hypermetropia, hypermetropy, farsightedness, longsightedness	abnormal condition in which vision for distant objects is better than for near objects

hyperopia > pronunciation
Sounds	hhay.perow'piyah
Rhymes	Abyssinia ... zinnia: 217 rhymes with iyah...

English > *hyperopia*: 1 sense > noun 1, state
Meaning	Abnormal condition in which vision for distant objects is better than for near objects.
Synonyms	hypermetropia, hypermetropy, farsightedness, longsightedness
Narrower	presbyopia, farsightedness	A reduced ability to focus on near objects caused by loss of elasticity of the crystalline lens after age 45
Broader	ametropia	(ophthalmology) faulty refraction of light rays in the eye as in astigmatism or myopia
Opposite	myopia, nearsightedness, shortsightedness	(ophthalmology) eyesight abnormality resulting from the eye's faulty refractive ability
Spanish	hipermetropía, hiperopía
Catalan	hipermetropia
Adjectives	hyperopic	abnormal ability to focus of distant objects

HyperDic: hyperopia