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farsightedness

farsightedness Farsightedness is a vision problem in which light entering the eye is focused behind the retina, usually because the eye is too short from front to back.

Farsightedness is a vision problem in which light entering the eye is focused behind the retina, usually because the eye is too short from front to back. As a result, the nearest point that can be seen clearly is farther away than normal.

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Drafting source: U.S. National Library of Medicine. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH), 2026 descriptor edition. “Hyperopia” (D006956).
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