far-point

American  

[fahr-point] / ˈfɑrˌpɔɪnt /

noun

Ophthalmology.

1. the point farthest from the eye at which an object is clearly focused on the retina when accommodation of the eye is completely relaxed.

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Etymology

Origin of far-point

First recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

I am accustomed, therefore, even in the case of emmetropes, to paralyse the accommodation by means of atropine twenty-four hours after the operation, and to remove the far-point by convex glasses to about 0·70 m.; the spectacles must, of course, be worn constantly, for only by that means can we be sure that they are always used for near objects.

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