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farsightedness

[ fär′sī′tĭd-nĭs ]

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See hyperopia.

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Words nearby farsightedness

farruca, Fars, farseeing, Farsi, farsighted, farsightedness, fart, farther, farthermost, farthest, farthing

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How to use farsightedness in a sentence

If the subject can read above the twenty-foot line and complains of headache from reading, farsightedness is indicated.
The Science of Human Nature|William Henry Pyle
Still another defect of vision is known as presbyopia or farsightedness due to old age.
The Science of Human Nature|William Henry Pyle
The line was successfully built and operated and the completed project was a monument to his enterprise and farsightedness.
Lyman's History of old Walla Walla County, Vol. 2 (of 2)|William Denison Lyman
Farsightedness can be remedied by convex glasses, since they bend the light and bring it to a closer focus.
General Science|Bertha M. Clark

Perhaps it was their very farsightedness that made the people of the church think of moving uptown.
The Kirk on Rutgers Farm|Frederick Brckbauer