Hyperoptic

1 definition found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Hyperopia \Hy`per*o"pi*a\ (h[imac]`p[~e]r*[=o]"p[i^]*[.a]), n.
     [NL., fr. Gr. "ype`r over + 'w`ps, 'wpo`s, the eye.]
     An abnormal condition of the eye in which, through shortness
     of the eyeball or fault of the refractive media, the rays of
     light come to a focus behind the retina, making vision for
     distant objects better than for near objects; farsightedness;


     -- called also {hypermetropia}. Cf. {Emmetropia}. --
     {Hy`per*op"tic}, a.
  
     Syn: hypermetropia, farsightedness, longsightedness.
          [1913 Webster]