Abnormal condition in which vision for distant objects is better than for near objects

Usage examples of farsightedness.

No government in the history of the United States of America had been so dedicated to sensibility and farsightedness as the one currently in office.

The growth of the city, street by street, building by building, had been driven not by any conscious intent, not even by the will of the emperors, but by individual decisions, motivated by the greed or nobility, farsightedness or purblindness that afflicted every human being.

It was time for her to show not only generosity but wisdom and farsightedness as well.

Congratulating herself on her farsightedness, Maggie made casual conversation with the old woman who gave out change and kept the floors clean.

Preventing petrol being poured through our letter box was just an example of his farsightedness, not a reaction to a specific threat or fear.

Not for the first time, he acknowledged that eventually he was going to have to give in and admit that standard middle-aged farsightedness was about to overcome forty-plus years of twenty-twenty vision.

If the subject can read above the twenty-foot line and complains of headache from reading, farsightedness is indicated.

He still wore his black hair short and neat, and instead of correcting his farsightedness with contacts, he still wore glasses.