different between emmetropia vs hyperopia

emmetropia

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ???????? (émmetros, in measure, proportioned) +? -opia (vision)

Noun

emmetropia (usually uncountable, plural emmetropias)

  1. The condition of perfect vision, where images are correctly brought to a focus on the retina.

Derived terms

  • emmetrope
  • emmetropic

Translations

See also

  • astigmatism
  • hyperopia
  • myopia

Italian

Etymology

From Greek roots, ultimately en- + ?????? (metron), "of proper measure", + -opia, "vision"

Noun

emmetropia f (plural emmetropie)

  1. emmetropia

Anagrams

  • temperiamo

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hyperopia

English

Etymology

From hyper- +? -opia.

Noun

hyperopia (countable and uncountable, plural hyperopias)

  1. (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.
    Antonym: myopia

Synonyms

  • farsightedness
  • hypermetropia
  • hypermetropy

Derived terms

  • hyperope
  • hyperopic

Translations

See also

  • astigmatism
  • emmetropia
  • presbyopia
  • myopia

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