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

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Hypermetropia \Hy`per*me*tro"pi*a\, Hypermetropy \Hy`per*met"ro*py\, n. [NL. hypermetropia, fr. Gr. ? excessive + ?, ?, the eye. See Hypermeter .] An abnormal condition of the eye in which, through shortness of the eyeball or fault of the refractive media, ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. abnormal condition in which vision for distant objects is better than for near objects [syn: hypermetropia , hypermetropy , farsightedness , longsightedness ] [ant: myopia ]

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context pathology English) A disorder of the vision where the eye focusses images behind the retina instead of on it, so that distant objects can be seen better than near objects.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1884, Modern Latin, from hyper- + Greek ops "eye" (see eye ).