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hypermetropia

noun

Definition of hypermetropianext
as in hyperopia

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  1. hyperopia
  2. farsightedness
  3. presbyopia
  4. myopia
  5. astigmatism
  6. nearsightedness
  7. strabismus
  8. diplopia
Noun
  • Before middle age, the two main vision disorders are myopia and hyperopia, or nearsightedness and farsightedness.
    — E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Farsightedness, also known as hyperopia, is another type of refractive error – but the focusing problem occurs in the opposite direction.
    — Daryl Austin, USA Today, 17 Feb. 2026
Definition of hyperopia
Noun
  • Before middle age, the two main vision disorders are myopia and hyperopia, or nearsightedness and farsightedness.
    — E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Given that Morocco tends to present itself as being ahead of other countries in the region, a lack of farsightedness over such a basic issue is highly unusual.
    — Simon Hughes, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
Definition of farsightedness
Noun
  • Su’s next patient, a seventy-three-year-old woman, had long ago dealt with her presbyopia.
    — E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2026
  • This is due to a condition called presbyopia, whose symptoms include blurriness, headaches and eye strain, according to the Cleveland Clinic.
    — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 18 May 2026
Definition of presbyopia
Noun
  • His occasional free-agent splurges obscured an organizational myopia that left his team with scant investments in staffing, analytical advancements and technological necessities.
    — Andy McCullough, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • My thoughts on nearsightedness totally shifted after heading to Paris to attend Essilor Stellest’s press trip examining childhood myopia, something the company is calling a growing health crisis.
    — Anna Halkidis, Parents, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of myopia
Noun
  • Each eye may include additional values for astigmatism, bifocals, or progressive lenses.
    — Emma Clapp, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2026
  • One program shared the story of a toddler whose screening identified astigmatism in both eyes, leading to an eye exam and glasses.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of astigmatism
Noun
  • Kattouf said people with a family history of glaucoma, high pressure inside the eye or severe nearsightedness may face a higher risk.
    — Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 23 Aug. 2026
  • My thoughts on nearsightedness totally shifted after heading to Paris to attend Essilor Stellest’s press trip examining childhood myopia, something the company is calling a growing health crisis.
    — Anna Halkidis, Parents, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of nearsightedness
Noun
  • The teen now hopes that EYEVA could one day help those with strabismus on a large scale, and perhaps prevent many from needing invasive corrective surgery.
    — Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Barrel Cards The barrel card exercise can help improve symptoms of strabismus (crossed eyes).
    — Laura Schober, Health, 12 Feb. 2025
Definition of strabismus
Noun
  • Along with numerous other broken bones, as well as the psychological and physiological trauma of his recurring episodes of diplopia, his entire career looked to be in jeopardy.
    — Jonathan Hawkins, CNN Money, 11 July 2025
  • Understandably, strabismus is frequently accompanied by diplopia, or double vision.
    — Peter Lewis, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Nov. 2017
Definition of diplopia
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