FARSIGHTEDNESS - Definition

Pronunciation:		'fâr'sItidnes
WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] abnormal condition in which vision for distant objects is better than for near objects

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	Synonyms:	hypermetropia, hypermetropy, hyperopia, longsightedness

	Antonyms:	myopia, nearsightedness, shortsightedness

	See Also:	ametropia, presbyopia

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Far"sight`ed*ness\, n. 1. Quality of bbeing farsighted. 2. (Med.) Hypermetropia.

Biology Dictionary

	Definition:	Hyperopia is the condition in which parallel light rays are focused behind the retina of the eye, causing nearby objects to seem blurry while faraway objects are clearer. Compare myopia.