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Noun: hyperopia  `hIpu'rowpeeu
  1. Abnormal condition in which vision for distant objects is better than for near objects
    - hypermetropia, hypermetropy, farsightedness, longsightedness

Derived forms: hyperopias

See also: hyperopic

Type of: ametropia

Antonym: myopia

Encyclopedia: Hyperopia