hypero'pia

[G. hyper, over, beyond, '+ ops, eye.] Hypermetropia, long-sighted ne ; a condition in which, in consequence of an error in refraction or flattening of the globe of the eye, parallel rays are focu ed behind the retina, ab's olute h., manifest h. which cannot be overcome by an effort of accommodation, az'ial h., h. due to shortening of the anteroposterior diameter of the globe of the eye. fac'ultative h., manifest h. which can be overcome by an effort of accommodation, h. of cur'vature, h. due to diminution of convexity of the refracting media of the eye. la'tent h., the difference between total and manifest h. man'ifest h., the h. which can be measured by convex lenses without the use of a cycloplegic. to'tal h., that which can be determined after complete paralysis of accommodation by means of a cycloplegic.