Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun farsightedness

3 senses of farsightedness

Sense 1
presbyopia, farsightedness -- (a reduced ability to focus on near objects caused by loss of elasticity of the crystalline lens after age 45)
       => hyperopia, hypermetropia, hypermetropy, farsightedness, longsightedness -- (abnormal condition in which vision for distant objects is better than for near objects)

Sense 2
hyperopia, hypermetropia, hypermetropy, farsightedness, longsightedness -- (abnormal condition in which vision for distant objects is better than for near objects)
       => ametropia -- ((ophthalmology) faulty refraction of light rays in the eye as in astigmatism or myopia)

Sense 3
prevision, foresight, farsightedness, prospicience -- (seeing ahead; knowing in advance; foreseeing)
       => knowing -- (a clear and certain mental apprehension)