{i} hyperopia, condition in which vision for distant objects is clearer than for nearby objects; ability to see a great distance; sagaciousness, judiciousness, wisdom
The condition in which one sees more clearly and easily at near points than at distances In most cases this condition is easily screened for and prescription lenses can be prescribed Good visual acuity is then attained at distance Research studies have shown that often the "near-sighted students are the best readers
the eye tends to be oblong, with the retina farther from the front of the eye than normal Light entering the cornea focuses the images in front of the retina, rather than on it
Sighted people have the ability to see. This word is usually used to contrast people who can see with people who are blind. Blind children tend to be more passive in this area of motor development than sighted children. see also clear-sighted, far-sighted, long-sighted, near-sighted, short-sighted blind. someone who is sighted can see, and is not blind