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Meanings of hyperopic in English

Abnormal ability to focus of distant objects.

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        Six horses were also examined, of which one had normal sight, three were hypermetropic and astigmatic, and two had a slight degree of astigmatism.
        Scientific American Supplement No. 822, October 3, 1891
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        132.-Diagramillustrating the Hypermetropic (far-sighted) Eye.
        A Practical Physiology: A Text-Book for Higher Schools
        Usage of hyperopic in English
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        Children with congenital GH deficiency or insensitivity have a mean hyperopic defect related to a shorter axial length.
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        2
        Overall, refraction moved from predominantly hyperopic at 6 months to normal or myopic at age 8-12 years in preterm.
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        3
        "No specialist ever told me I was hyperopic," he came back.
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