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hyperopia::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | farsightedness, hypermetropia, hypermetropy, longsightedness |
| Type of | ametropia |
| Has types | farsightedness, presbyopia |
| Derivation | hyperopic |
Examples of hyperopia
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However, no reliable cutoff was found for either hyperopia or astigmatism.
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Accommodative esotropia is often seen in patients with moderate amounts of hyperopia.
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Correcting hyperopia is normally done with eyeglasses with convex lenses.
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About 60 million Americans have some hyperopia, characterized by a shortened or too flat cornea.
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Understanding hyperopia can help marketers reach tough customers.
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Just as deadlines and precommitment can fight the inertia of myopia, they can also help beat hyperopia.
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The researchers conducted three studies on hyperopia.
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First, they measured hyperopia and self-control and found that the two did not necessarily correlate.
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A corrective lens is a lens worn in front of the eye, mainly used to treat myopia, hyperopia, astigmatism, and presbyopia.
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- Abnormal condition in which vision for distant objects is better than for near objects
- (hyperopic) abnormal ability to focus of distant objects
- Hyperopia, also known as farsightedness, longsightedness or hypermetropia, is a defect of vision caused by an imperfection in the eye (often when the eyeball is too short or the lens cannot become round enough), causing difficulty focusing on near objects, and in extreme cases causing a sufferer ...
- 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
- The inability to see near objects as clearly as distant objects, and the need for accommodation to see distant objects clearly.
- Also known as farsightedness, is usually inherited. Children are often hyperopic which may lessen as an adult. Hyperopia is a refractive error, which results from a disorder rather than from disease. ...
- (hi-pur-OH-pee-uh), farsightedness. Focusing defect in which an eye is underpowered. Thus light rays coming from a distant object strike the retina before coming to sharp focus, blurring vision. ...
- Farsightedness; a condition in which light rays are focused behind the retina so that distant objects are seen more clearly than near ones.
- Also called farsightedness. Condition in which the length of the eye is too short, causing light rays to focus behind the retina rather than on it, resulting in blurred near vision. Additional symptoms include eyestrain and squinting.
