- facultative hyperopia
- that amount of hyperopia which can be entirely corrected by the ciliary muscle, i.e., by the effort of accommodation.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
facultative hyperopia
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Hyperopia — Farsightedness; the ability to see distant objects more clearly than close objects. Hyperopia may be corrected with glasses or contact lenses. * * * Longsightedness; that optical condition in which only convergent rays can be brought to focus on… … Medical dictionary
relative hyperopia — facultative hyperopia allowing clear vision, but causing excessive convergence or convergent strabismus … Medical dictionary
