— hyperopic /huy'peuhr op"ik, -oh"pik/ , adj.
/huy'peuhr oh"pee euh/ , n. Ophthalm.
a condition of the eye in which parallel rays are focused behind the retina, distant objects being seen more distinctly than near ones; farsightedness (opposed to myopia ). Also called hypermetropia /huy'peuhr mi troh"pee euh/ .
[ 1880-85; HYPER- + -OPIA ]