Meaning | Abnormal condition in which vision for distant objects is better than for near objects. |
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Synonyms | hyperopia, hypermetropia, hypermetropy, farsightedness |
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Narrower | presbyopia, farsightedness | A reduced ability to focus on near objects caused by loss of elasticity of the crystalline lens after age 45 |
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Broader | ametropia | (ophthalmology) faulty refraction of light rays in the eye as in astigmatism or myopia |
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Opposite | myopia, nearsightedness, shortsightedness | (ophthalmology) eyesight abnormality resulting from the eye's faulty refractive ability |
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Spanish | hipermetropía, hiperopía |
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Catalan | hipermetropia |
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Adjectives | longsighted | capable of seeing to a great distance |
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