Meanings
plural hyperopias
- countableuncountablemedicineA 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.
Synonyms: farsightedness, hypermetropia, hypermetropy · Antonyms: myopia
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA 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.
More synonyms by meaning
nounabnormal condition in which vision for distant objects is better than for near objects
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
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hyperopia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyperopia
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