HYPEROPIC

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Abnormal ability to focus of distant objects

Synonyms:

hypermetropic; hyperopic

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

farsighted; presbyopic (able to see distant objects clearly)

Domain category:

ophthalmology (the branch of medicine concerned with the eye and its diseases)

Derivation:

hyperopia (abnormal condition in which vision for distant objects is better than for near objects)