| Title | hyperopia |
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary hy·per·opia ETYMOLOGY New Latin DATE 1884 : a condition in which visual images come to a focus behind the retina of the eye and vision is better for distant than for near objects — called also farsightedness Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged hy·per·opia \ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈrōpēə\ noun (-s) Etymology: New Latin, from hyper- + -opia : a condition in which visual images come to a focus behind the retina of the eye because of defects in the refractive media of the eye or because of abnormal shortness of the eyeball — called also farsightedness • hy·per·opic \| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|rōpik, -räp-\ adjective |
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