farsightedness

noun

far·sight·ed·ness | \ ˈfär-ˌsī-təd-nəs

Definition of farsightedness

1 : the quality or state of being farsighted : the ability to anticipate and plan for the future Here was a man capable of an extraordinary farsightedness and liberality on the international scene.— John F. Burns

2 : a condition in which visual images come to a focus behind the retina of the eye and vision is better for distant than for near objects : hyperopia … in June the F.D.A. approved a new procedure … for treatment of mild to moderate farsightedness in people over 40.— Kenneth Chang

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thanks to our farsightedness, we had sufficient emergency supplies when the storm knocked out our power

Recent Examples on the Web Functional vision goes way beyond simple problems such as nearsightedness, farsightedness and astigmatism, instead relating to the way the eyes function together and send visual information to the brain for processing. — Melanie Savage, courant.com, 16 Aug. 2020 The system will address everything from astigmatism, to farsightedness, and nearsightedness, according to Patently Apple, which first spotted the patents. — Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics, 12 July 2020 These are simply garden-variety nearsightedness and farsightedness as well as astigmatism (distorted vision at all distances) and presbyopia, which is the loss of up-close focusing ability (hello, reading glasses!). — Meryl Davids Landau, Good Housekeeping, 13 Mar. 2020 Contact lenses can be worn to correct a variety of vision conditions, such as myopia, or nearsightedness; hyperopia, or farsightedness; and astigmatism. — Tiffany Yannetta, Seventeen, 26 Oct. 2018 Vann’s stewardship as editor and publisher was characterized by crusading intensity tempered with a shrewd farsightedness about the newspaper’s long-term prospects. — Gene Seymour, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2018 Altitude was eminence, farsightedness, elevation—power. — The Economist, 19 Dec. 2017 Of the overall cases, 69 percent arose from simple uncorrected refractive errors, which include myopia (nearsightedness), hyperopia (farsightedness) and astigmatism (blurry vision up close, far away or both). — By Sue Arrowsmith, miamiherald, 24 July 2017 Presbyopia is farsightedness that usually occurs as people age. — Hannah Madans, Orange County Register, 5 June 2017

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“Farsightedness.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/farsightedness. Accessed 22 Jun. 2021.

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