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US
/ˌfɑɹˈsaɪtɪdnəs/
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NOUN
- a reduced ability to focus on near objects caused by loss of elasticity of the crystalline lens after age 45
- seeing ahead; knowing in advance; foreseeing
- abnormal condition in which vision for distant objects is better than for near objects
How To Use farsightedness In A Sentence
- Of those, between one third and one half have a type of lazy eye known as anisometropia, which is caused by a difference in the degree of nearsightedness or farsightedness between the two eyes. BusinessWeek.com -- Top News
- The most common form of refractive error is nearsightedness; others include farsightedness and astigmatism.
- There is a greater number of the population who are farsighted, have astigmatism, or have a combination of astigmatism with either farsightedness or nearsightednes.
- We hope they will have the farsightedness to see past the exuberant accolades that are fleetingly bestowed upon them.
- THIS STUDY randomly assigned 88 children, 7 to 12 years old, who were wearing corrective lenses because of amblyopia caused by differing degrees of near- or farsightedness, known as anisometropia, to one of two treatment groups. Quick Study: Acupuncture helps some kids with lazy eye
- Most refractive surgical procedures were developed to correct nearsightedness, farsightedness and astigmatism.
- Farsightedness, or hyperopia, is a common refraction problem causing blurred vision of close objects.
- The most common causes of amblyopia are misalignment of the eyes (crossed eyes) or significant differences in refractive error, such as farsightedness or nearsightedness, between the two eyes.
- When it took control, it promised a global stewardship purring with gravity, finesse and farsightedness.
- When you do this you will attempt nothing but what you know you can carry out, and success will crown your efforts; this is what businessmen call farsightedness; it is much the same as insight, and it is one of the great secrets of success in all important undertakings. The Master Key System
