hypermetropic

Thân thiện

A child with hypermetropic vision holds a book at arm's length to read it.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Having hypermetropia; farsighted: Describes a condition of the eye where distant objects can be seen more clearly than near objects because light rays focus behind the retina.

Usage

• This is a technical, medical term used primarily in ophthalmology and optometry to describe a specific type of refractive error.
• It is synonymous with "farsighted" or "hyperopic," though "hypermetropic" is less common in everyday speech.

Examples

• Adjective:
  • The optometrist confirmed that the patient was hypermetropic and needed reading glasses.
  • Hypermetropic individuals often have difficulty with tasks like reading or sewing.

Advanced Usage

• "Hypermetropic shift": A change in the eye's refractive state towards farsightedness, often associated with aging or certain medical conditions.
  • The patient's cataract surgery resulted in a slight hypermetropic shift.

Variants and Related Words

• Hypermetropia (n): The medical condition of farsightedness.
  • Hypermetropia is often corrected with convex lenses.
• Hyperopia (n): Another technical term for farsightedness, essentially synonymous with hypermetropia.

Synonyms

• Farsighted (adj): Able to see distant objects more clearly than near ones.
• Hyperopic (adj): The more common medical adjective form, meaning the same as hypermetropic.

Antonyms

• Myopic (adj): Nearsighted; having myopia where near objects are seen more clearly than distant ones.
• Nearsighted (adj): The common term for myopia.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. abnormal ability to focus of distant objects

Từ đồng nghĩa

• hyperopic