HYPERMETROPIA
\hˌa͡ɪpəmɪtɹˈə͡ʊpi͡ə], \hˌaɪpəmɪtɹˈəʊpiə], \h_ˌaɪ_p_ə_m_ɪ_t_ɹ_ˈəʊ_p_iə]\
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By Princeton University
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A refractive error in which rays of light entering the eye parallel to the optic axis are brought to a focus behind the retina, as a result of the eyeball being too short from front to back. It is also called farsightedness because the near point is more distant than it is in emmetropia with an equal amplitude of accommodation. (Dorland, 27th ed)
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Far-sightedness; hyperopia.
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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Far-sightedness. A condition in which the focus of parallel rays falls back of the retina, owing either to the fact that the eyeball is too short (axial hypermetropia) or that the refraction surfaces are too flat (curvature hypermetropia). It is remedied by the use of appropriate convex glasses. [Gr.]
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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