What does hyperopia mean?
Hyperopia means (pathology) 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..
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(pathology) 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..
Use hyperopia when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Hyperopia means (pathology) 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..
Common synonyms include farsightedness, hypermetropia, hypermetropy, longsightedness.
Possible antonyms include myopia.
Use hyperopia where its definition matches the intended context.
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