hypermetropia
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Origin of hypermetropia
C19: from Greek hupermetros beyond measure (from hyper- + metron measure) + -opia
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Hypermetropia, hī-per-me-trō′pi-a, n. long-sightedness, the opposite of Myopia—-also Hyperop′ia.—adj.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various
Hypermetropia 2 D., visual acuteness 5/18 on both sides.
From Schweigger on Squint A Monograph by Dr. C. Schweigger by Schweigger, C.
Hypermetropia was found then in 47 per cent of all the cases.
From Schweigger on Squint A Monograph by Dr. C. Schweigger by Schweigger, C.
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