Myopia vs. Hyperopia

Myopianoun

(pathology) A disorder of the vision where distant objects appear blurred because the eye focuses their images in front of the retina instead of on it.

Myopianoun

(figurative) A lack of imagination, discernment or long-range perspective in thinking or planning.

Myopianoun

Nearsightedness; shortsightedness; a condition of the eye in which the rays from distant object are brought to a focus before they reach the retina, and hence form an indistinct image; while the rays from very near objects are normally converged so as to produce a distinct image. It is corrected by the use of a concave lens.

Myopianoun

(ophthalmology) eyesight abnormality resulting from the eye's faulty refractive ability; distant objects appear blurred

Hyperopianoun

(pathology) A disorder of the vision where the eye focusses images behind the retina instead of on it, so that distant objects can be seen better than near objects.

Hyperopianoun

An abnormal condition of the eye in which, through shortness of the eyeball or fault of the refractive media, the rays of light come to a focus behind the retina, making vision for distant objects better than for near objects; farsightedness; - called also hypermetropia. Cf. Emmetropia.

Hyperopianoun

abnormal condition in which vision for distant objects is better than for near objects