hyperopia Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun abnormal condition in which vision for distant objects is better than for near objects
    hypermetropia; hypermetropy; farsightedness; longsightedness.

WordNet

Hy`per*o"pi*a noun
Etymology
NL., fr. Gr. over + , , the eye.
Definitions
  1. Hypermetropia. -- Hy`per*op"tic a.

Webster 1913