Medical term:
hypermetropia
hypermetropia
[hi″per-mĕ-tro´pe-ah]farsightedness; hyperopia.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.
hy·per·o·pi·a (H),
(hī'pĕr-ō'pē-ă),Longsightedness; that optic condition in which only convergent rays can be brought to focus on the retina.
Synonym(s): far sight, farsightedness, hypermetropia, long sight
[hyper- + G. ōps, eye]
Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
hypermetropia
(hī′pər-mĭ-trō′pē-ə)n.
See hyperopia.
hy′per·me·tro′pic (-trō′pĭk, -trŏp′ĭk), hy′per·me·tro′pi·cal adj.
hy′per·met′ro·py (-mĕt′rə-pē) n.
The American Heritage® Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2007, 2004 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
hy·per·o·pi·a
(H) (hī'pĕr-ō'pē-ă)An ocular condition in which only convergent rays can be brought to focus on the retina.
Synonym(s): farsightedness, hypermetropia.
Synonym(s): farsightedness, hypermetropia.
[hyper- + G. ōps, eye]
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012
hypermetropia
An inherent, dimensional eye defect in which neither distant nor near objects can be seen clearly when the eye in a state of relaxed focus. Vision can be clarified by ACCOMMODATION and this is easy for the young, who are often unaware of hypermetropia. As the power of accommodation falls off with age, however, hypermetropia inevitably becomes manifest and convex spectacles will be needed.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
hypermetropia
see HYPEROPIA.Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005
hypermetropia (H)
See hyperopia.
Millodot: Dictionary of Optometry and Visual Science, 7th edition. © 2009 Butterworth-Heinemann
hy·per·o·pi·a
(H) (hī'pĕr-ō'pē-ă)An ocular condition in which only convergent rays can be brought to focus on the retina.
Synonym(s): farsightedness, hypermetropia.
Synonym(s): farsightedness, hypermetropia.
[hyper- + G. ōps, eye]
Medical Dictionary for the Dental Professions © Farlex 2012
Patient discussion about hypermetropia
Q. Is there a laser vision correction operation that will correct both near and farsightedness? My optometrist said that typical laservision would require that I wear glasses for reading since it only corrects farsightedness. I'm leery of the technique of doing only one eye for distance and leaving the other "as is" for reading. I seem to recall a brief news report of some new laser vision technique that corrects both near- and farsightedness. Is that true or were they referring to the "one eye for closeup and one eye for distance" type of correction that I'm skeptical about? Thanks!!
A. my mother-in-law had that done about a yeara ago,for both near and far,they make them the oppisite,i had my near sightness fixed two years ago and i love it should of done it sooner.....
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