What is "hypermetropia"

Hyperopia \Hy`per*o"pi*a\ (h[imac]`p[~e]r*[=o]"p[i^]*[.a]), n. 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. -- Hy`per*op"tic, a.

Syn: hypermetropia, farsightedness, longsightedness.

n. hyperopia

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