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Definition of Farsightedness

1. Noun. A reduced ability to focus on near objects caused by loss of elasticity of the crystalline lens after age 45.

2. Noun. Abnormal condition in which vision for distant objects is better than for near objects.

3. Noun. Seeing ahead; knowing in advance; foreseeing.

Definition of Farsightedness

1. n. Quality of bbeing farsighted.

Definition of Farsightedness

1. Noun. The condition of being unable to focus on near objects; presbyopia ¹

2. Noun. The quality of being considerate about what might happen in the future ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Farsightedness

1. [n -ES]

Medical Definition of Farsightedness

1. Farsightedness or hyperopia occurs when a refractive error in which light rays entering the eye are focused behind the retina. This condition is easily corrected with corrective lenses or contact lenses. (27 Sep 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Farsightedness

fars farsang farsangs farse farsed farsee farseeing farseer farseers farses

farsides farsight farsighted farsightedly farsightedness (current term) farsing farspeak farspeaker farspeakers farspeaking

farspeaks farspoke farspoken farstretched

Literary usage of Farsightedness

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Principles and Practice of Ophthalmic Medicine and Surgery by Thomas Wharton Jones (1863)
"farsightedness. "With this state of vision the person can see objects distinctly only when ... farsightedness being in almost all respects the converse of ..."

2. Public School Methods (1916)
"farsightedness is much less common in children than near- p sightedness and ... farsightedness Far sightedness is caused by too slight a curvature of the ..."

3. A Practical treatise on the diseases of the eye by William Mackenzie, Thomas Wharton Jones (1855)
"farsightedness. With this state of vision the person can see objects distinctly only when ... farsightedness being in almost all respects the converse of ..."

4. The Messiah-ideal: Comparative Religious Legislations, Doctrines and Forms by Maurice Fluegel (1896)
"This explains the radical difference between the authors of the Gospel, Koran, Avesta, etc. THE PROPHETIC farsightedness. ..."

5. Homœopathic Therapeutics by Samuel Lilienthal (1890)
"... dim vision, as of a veil before the eyes; objects appear red and too large ; farsightedness, with very clear vision and dilated pupils. Ignatia. ..."

6. The Household Monitor of Health by John Harvey Kellogg (1891)
"The glasses should be adapted to the eye by an experienced oculist. farsightedness. — Like the preceding, this disease needs immediate attention, ..."

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