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Farsightedness is difficulty seeing objects that are nearby.
Source:ADAM
Date:October 20, 2006
Hyperopia (farsightedness) is an eye condition in which incoming rays of light reach the retina before they converge into a focused image. When light passes through the lens and cornea of the eye, its velocity decreases.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
Hyperopia, also known as hypermetropia or farsightedness, is the condition of the eye in which incoming rays of light reach the retina before they converge into a focused image. When light goes through the lens and cornea, its velocity decreases.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
Hyperopia (farsightedness) is the condition of the eye where incoming rays of light reach the retina before they converge into a focused image. When light goes through transparent but dense material like the materials of the eye ' s lens system (the lens and cornea), its velocity decreases.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Understanding Focusing ProblemsSharp vision depends on many factors. The parts of the eye work together torefract(bend and focus) light rays.
Source:StayWell
Date:August 14, 2003
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