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hyperopia
top: normal eye with light focused on the retina
bottom:hyperopic eye with light focused behind the retina

hy·per·o·pi·a

(hī′pə-rō′pē-ə)
n.
An abnormal condition of the eye in which vision is better for distant objects than for near objects. It results from the eyeball being too short from front to back, causing images to be focused behind the retina. Also called farsightedness, hypermetropia.
hy′per·ope′ (hī′pə-rōp′) n.
hy′per·o′pic (-ō′pĭk, -ŏp′ĭk) adj.
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hyperope

(ˈhaɪpəˌəʊp)
n
(General Physics) optics a person who is far-sighted or has hyperopia
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Noun 1. hyperope - a person with hyperopia; a farsighted person
visually impaired person - someone who has inferior vision
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Hypermetrope group (axial length: 21-22.5 mm), emmetrope group (axial length: 22.6-24.5 mm) and myope group (axial length: 24.6-27 mm).
EFFECT OF AXIAL LENGTH ON PERIPAPILLARY RETINAL NERVE FIBRE LAYER THICKNESS MEASURED BY SPECTRAL DOMAIN OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY
We report the first documented case of bilateral IPE and CB cysts in a hypermetrope with prior laser peripheral iridotomies (LPIs) as a delayed side effect of topical Latanoprost.
Latanoprost Induced Iris Pigment Epithelial and Ciliary Body Cyst Formation in Hypermetropic Eyes
06 If a modified astronomical telescope is held up to the eye of an uncorrected +7.00DS, 70-year-old hypermetrope, and focused on a target at infinity, how will the resultant magnification of the retinal image and effective field of view compare to an emmetrope performing the same task?
Low vision--not just AMD--part 1
A question was posed regarding prescribing for an asymptomatic low hypermetrope. Sixty-nine per cent of practitioners said they would not prescribe for this patient with the majority of remaining respondents offering the full prescription to the patient.
Interactive presentations: following a Bradford LOC annual CET day, Dr Alison Alderson and Dr Chris Davey reflect on practitioners' responses to a presentation entitled 'Your peers and their decision making, and review a promising method of delivering interactive lectures in small groups
For a potential soft lens wearer where handling or being a hypermetrope may be an issue, try silicone hydrogel disposables as they are stiffer and handle more easily.
Contact lenses for the over-40's: Module 12 Part 8: Vision in the aged: COURSE CODE: C-11794/0/CL
The most appropriate treatment strategy for a 25 year old +2D hypermetrope who does not routinely wear spectacles is to reconsider surgery later in life once the patient has become more spectacle dependent
The biomechanics of keratorefractive surgery
Which one of the following treatment strategies is most likely to be appropriate for a 25 year old +2D hypermetrope who does not routinely wear spectacles?
Refractive surgery--Pre-operative assessment, selection criteria and patient counselling
Patients who is keen on a very cordial "patient--doctor" relationship, moderate to high hypermetropes, patients with less of intermediate jobs and more of near job are ideal.
SCREENING OF PATIENTS IN MANAGING PRESBYOPIC AGE GROUP CATARACT PATIENTS AND BENEFITS OF ACRYSOF MULTIFOCAL INTRAOCULAR LENS (DIFFRACTIVE)
* Why don't heterophoria angles change with and without glasses in most myopes, presbyopes and nonstrabismic hypermetropes?
Accommodation in children and young people--an alternative outlook
Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted at the ophthalmology clinic of Shifa Foundation Falahee Clinic, Islamabad, Pakistan, from January to December 2016, and comprised eye patients including emmetropes, hypermetropes and myopes.
Effect of refractive errors/axial length on peripapillary retinal nerve fibre layer thickness (RNFL) measured by Topcon SD-OCT
In mesopic conditions, pupil diameter was smaller in hypermetropes (p<0.05).
Factors affecting contrast sensitivity in healthy individuals: A pilot study
Hypermetropes are more likely to have narrow anterior chamber angles and a case of acute angle closure after LASIK in a hypermetropic patient has been reported [18].
The Effect of Corneal Refractive Surgery on Glaucoma

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