What does "hyperopia" mean?

A disorder of the vision where the eye focuses images behind the retina instead of on it, so that distant objects can be seen better than near objects.

Hyperopia

Q: What is a synonym for "hyperopia"?

Common synonyms include: farsightedness, hypermetropia, hypermetropy, farsightedness, hypermetropia, hypermetropy.

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Definitions

Noun

1
A disorder of the vision where the eye focuses images behind the retina instead of on it, so that distant objects can be seen better than near objects. countable, uncountable
2
abnormal condition in which vision for distant objects is better than for near objects wordnet