hyperopia

8.2

Able to see distant things more clearly than close ones

noun
/ˌhaɪpəˈroʊpiə/

Specialized

: hipermetropía

The condition known as hyperopia often becomes more noticeable with age.
myopia and hyperopia

Examples

Hyperopia, or farsightedness, is a type of cataract.

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Many people with hyperopia find it difficult to read books without glasses.
During the eye exam, the doctor explained that hyperopia is when you can see distant objects clearly.

Synonyms

farsightedness

vshyperopia

Specialized

1 6.8

A condition where you see far things clearly but near things are blurry

is the clinical term used by doctors for that same condition

longsightedness

vshyperopia

8.0

A condition where distant things look clearer than close ones

is the formal medical name for the same condition

hypermetropia

vshyperopia

9.9

A condition that makes it hard to see things that are close while far things look clear

is the basic name without the anatomical focusing detail

hypermetropy

vshyperopia

9.7

A condition where distant objects look clearer than near ones

is the preferred clinical form rather than a spelling variant

Antonyms

myopia

Specialized

7 6.6

An eye condition where distant things look blurred

How Farsighted

hyperopia

Specialized

8.2

near vision

Specialized

3.2

Surface Forms

hyperopia singular

hyperopias plural

Morphology

hyperopia = hyper + op + ia

Although the term is built from classical elements hyper-, op-, and -ia, most B1 learners will not know these forms well enough to infer the meaning 'farsightedness'.

Etymology

Hyperopia breaks into hyper- meaning 'over' or 'beyond' and -opia meaning 'sight', as in optical. Think 'seeing beyond' — this is why people with hyperopia see distant objects more clearly than near ones.