farsightedness
Americannoun
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the ability to see distant objects, or the ability to see them more clearly or easily than close ones; hyperopia.
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the wisdom to foresee future developments and act accordingly in the present.
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Farsightedness, or hyperopia, is the inability to see close objects clearly while distant objects may be clear.
From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015
Farsightedness, or hyperopia, is the inability to see close objects and is corrected with a converging lens to increase power.
From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015
Farsightedness is remedied by convex glasses; nearsightedness, by concave.
From Hygienic Physiology : with Special Reference to the Use of Alcoholic Drinks and Narcotics by Steele, Joel Dorman
Farsightedness can be remedied by convex glasses, since they bend the light and bring it to a closer focus.
From General Science by Clark, Bertha M.
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