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Definition of Hyperope
1. Noun. A person with hyperopia; a farsighted person.
Definition of Hyperope
1. Noun. A farsighted person, a hyperopic person, a person with hyperopia. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Hyperope
1. a farsighted person [n -S]
Medical Definition of Hyperope
1. One suffering from hyperopia. Synonym: hypermetrope. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hyperope
Literary usage of Hyperope
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Clinical Journal (1902)
"of this hyperope it will so act that, assisted by the dioptric system of the eye,
it will cause parallel rays to focus on the retina, hence the measurement ..."
2. The Functional Examination of the Eye by John Herbert Claiborne (1895)
"But we have seen that the unfortunate hyperope cannot see distant objects well
... The hyperope then does see clearly in the distance, but he does so at the ..."
3. Studies on Children by Albercht Nagel, W. F. Southard, George Washington Andrew Luckey, Herman T. Lukens, Sara Eliza Wiltse, Mary Whiton Calkins, Oscar Chrisman, Frank Drew, John A. Hancock, Edwin Diller Starbuck, Earl Barnes (1869)
"The typical hyperope presents fully as marked physical ... The eyes of the hyperope
resemble the eyes of the lower races and animals which are nearly always ..."
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