(hī″pĕr-ō′pē-ă)
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[″ + ops, eye]
Farsightedness; a defect in vision in which parallel rays come to a focus behind the retina as a result of flattening of the globe of the eye or of an error in refraction. Symptoms include ocular fatigue and poor vision.
SYN: SEE: hypermetropia
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T1 - hyperopia
ID - 736628
ED - Venes,Donald,
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