Hyperopia

Hy`per`o´pi`a Pronunciation: hī`pẽr`ō´pĭ`å

An abnormal condition of the eye in which, through shortness of the eyeball or fault of the refractive media, the rays of light come to a focus behind the retina, making vision for distant objects better than for near objects; farsightedness; - called also hypermetropia. Cf. Emmetropia.

Noun

hyperopia - abnormal condition in which vision for distant objects is better than for near objects

Synonyms: farsightedness, hypermetropia, hypermetropy, longsightedness

Antonyms:

myopia, nearsightedness, shortsightedness - (ophthalmology) eyesight abnormality resulting from the eye's faulty refractive ability; distant objects appear blurred

ametropia, farsightedness, hypermetropia, hypermetropy, longsightedness, myopia, nearsightedness, presbyopia, shortsightedness