| NOUN | state | longsightedness, hyperopia, hypermetropia, hypermetropy, farsightedness | abnormal condition in which vision for distant objects is better than for near objects |
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| Meaning | Abnormal condition in which vision for distant objects is better than for near objects. | |
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| Synonyms | hyperopia, hypermetropia, hypermetropy, farsightedness | |
| 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 | longsighted | capable of seeing to a great distance |
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