farsightedness; hyperopia
Medical term for the condition where distant objects are seen clearly but near objects appear blurry. In everyday conversation, 遠視 (えんし) is more common.
People with farsightedness have difficulty reading nearby text.
I was diagnosed with hyperopia at the eye clinic.
Medical term for nearsightedness (myopia); the everyday term is 近視 (きんし).
Compound of 遠視 (えんし, 'farsightedness') + 眼 (がん, 'eye'), forming a formal medical term.