# hyperopia

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A disorder of the vision where the eye focuses images behind the retina instead of on it, so that distant objects can be seen better than near objects.

## Etymology
From hyper- + -opia.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/hyperopia