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 (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

Presbyopia is a deficit similar to a different type of farsightedness called hyperopia caused by an eyeball that is too short.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

Farsightedness, or hyperopia, is the inability to see close objects and is corrected with a converging lens to increase power.

From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015

In myopia and hyperopia, the corrective lenses produce images at a distance that the person can see clearly—the far point and near point, respectively.

From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015

Farsightedness, or hyperopia, is the inability to see close objects clearly while distant objects may be clear.

From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015

He wore spectacles to correct a slight hyperopia, and they had heavy black rims because he knew his patients expected it.

From Freudian Slip by Abel, Franklin