hyperopia

American  

[hahy-per-oh-pee-uh] / ˌhaɪ pərˈoʊ pi ə /

noun

Ophthalmology.

1. a condition of the eye in which parallel rays are focused behind the retina, distant objects being seen more distinctly than near ones; farsightedness (opposed to myopia).

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hyperopia British  

/ ˌhaɪpəˈrəʊpɪə, ˌhaɪpəˈrɒpɪk /

noun

1. Also called: hypermetropia.   hypermetropy.  inability to see near objects clearly because the images received by the eye are focused behind the retina; long-sightedness Compare myopia presbyopia

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hyperopia Scientific  

/ hī′pə-rō′pē-ə /

1. A defect of the eye that causes light to focus behind the retina instead of directly on it, resulting in an inability to see near objects clearly. Hyperopia is often caused by a shortened eyeball or a misshapen lens.

2. Also called farsightedness

3. Compare myopia

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Other Word Forms

• hyperopic
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of hyperopia

First recorded in 1880–85; hyper- + -opia

Example Sentences

Long-sight or Hyperopia, and Short-sight or Myopia.—The eye is not in all cases perfectly formed.

From A Treatise on Physiology and Hygiene For Educational Institutions and General Readers by Hutchison, Joseph Chrisman