Medical Terminology / Unit 12 MedTerm 0783 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Hyperopia
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The idea
Hyperopia is a condition in which distant objects are seen sharply and near objects are blurred.
In practice
Hyperopia is commonly called farsightedness.
Where people slip
Myopia and hyperopia are opposites, and both name refractive conditions.
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