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hypermetropia noun. M19.
[from Greek hupermetros beyond measure (formed as HYPER- + metron measure) + -OPIA.]
The condition in which rays from distant objects are focused behind the retina instead of on it when the eye is relaxed, and the eye cannot be focused on objects near it; long-sightedness.
hyper'metrope noun a person with hypermetropia M19.
hypermetropic adjective pertaining to or affected with hypermetropia M19.