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far-point

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[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.

Etymology

Origin of far-point

First recorded in 1875–80

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