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Grammar : Noun
Spell : hahy-per-oh-pee-uh
Phonetic Transcription : ˌhaɪ pərˈoʊ pi ə



Definition of hypermetropia

Origin :
  • 1884, Modern Latin, from hyper- + Greek ops "eye" (see eye).
  • As in farsightedness : noun vision condition
Example sentences :
  • Long-sight, or hypermetropia, signifies that the eyeball is too short or the lens too flat.
  • Extract from : « How it Works » by Archibald Williams
  • Limits of error in the subjective and objective determination of hypermetropia.
  • Extract from : « Schweigger on Squint » by C. Schweigger
  • Ophthalmoscopically with atropine the same degree of hypermetropia.
  • Extract from : « Schweigger on Squint » by C. Schweigger
  • Hypermetropia was found then in 47 per cent of all the cases.
  • Extract from : « Schweigger on Squint » by C. Schweigger
  • Donders declares no other conclusion to be possible, than this, that the hypermetropia is the cause of the squint.
  • Extract from : « Schweigger on Squint » by C. Schweigger
  • It is important to notice that Donders' theory makes convergent squint appear as almost a necessary consequence of hypermetropia.
  • Extract from : « Schweigger on Squint » by C. Schweigger
  • According to this the percentage of the hypermetropia (including doubtful cases) amounts to 66 per cent.
  • Extract from : « Schweigger on Squint » by C. Schweigger
  • In full acuity of vision even high degrees of hypermetropia are no trouble to children.
  • Extract from : « Schweigger on Squint » by C. Schweigger
  • Asthenopia, which occurs in children in connection with hypermetropia, is nearly always accompanied by defective vision.
  • Extract from : « Schweigger on Squint » by C. Schweigger
  • As a rule preponderance of the interni in hypermetropia leads eventually to convergent squint even in childhood.
  • Extract from : « Schweigger on Squint » by C. Schweigger

Synonyms for hypermetropia

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