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hyperopia

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Meaning

  1. noun A disorder of the vision where the eye focuses images behind the retina instead of on it, so that distant objects can be seen better than near objects.

Similar words

hypermetropia farsightedness longsightedness hypermetropy myopia compound hyperopia simple hyperopia compound myopia simple myopia presbyopia

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Word family

farsightedness hyperopias hyperopic

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