(a.) Seeing to great distance; hence, of good judgment regarding the remote effects of actions; sagacious.
(a.) Hypermetropic.
Example Sentences:
(1) If a subject who is sufficiently farsighted removes his corrective, positive, lenses and looks with one eye from a distance of one or a few meters, at a small lighted area such as the (continuously "on") indicator light of an electric toothbrush, razor, or smoke detector, and if a small object such as a pin is then moved slowly from above to below the subject's eyes (in a plane close to the eye), the subject will perceive the object moving normally from above to below until it encroaches on his view of the lighted area.
(2) Often, it is difficult to find the appropriate overview for circumstances, so that a sound and farsighted approach is essential, which-for its part-requires a constructive cooperation of all parties involved.
(3) It was during this time of reform, of fermentation, of maturation, that a group of farsighted American ophthalmologists decided to establish a society to further the aims and objectives of our specialty in America.
(4) Those birds appeared to be hyperopic (farsighted) by 2-7 D. In this study, examination with infrared photorefraction of the focusing of two unrestrained, feeding birds showed that they could focus objects at infinity and objects in their immediate environment and that they had modest powers of accommodation.
(5) It is from this foundation that the left and socially progressive forces should work to reaffirm the social democratic principles of the EU’s founders, and farsighted leaders such as Jacques Delors, Helmut Schmidt, Helmut Kohl and Labour’s own Roy Jenkins.
(6) Farsighted individuals or institutions will take steps to survive in a destabilizing health care market.
(7) However, we are most indebted to the farsighted and strong commitment of our member hospitals to diabetes care in their communities.
(8) Thus, whenever a Latin American country sought unilateral assistan ce, their own farsighted goals of health for their people have often bee n forced into a secondary place by guidance from shortsighted but technically proficient spokesmen of ultrasophisticated medical care.
(9) The most important thing is to get people out of bad situations … And to be frank it’s very, very difficult when you hear evidence like we heard this afternoon that shelters are operating on a one-year funding basis.” There needs to be a “farsighted” bipartisan approach to programs and policies: “You can’t have one-year funding and expect to get long-term results.” The hearing continues.
(10) It can be stated that we pedodontists have a degree of farsight in the treatment of traumatic injuries to the teeth regarding children (the theme of the lecture), since the injured teeth are treated not only as items to be restored but also as a part of the growing body with careful consideration on the effects with regard to orlo-facial growth.
(11) Wise, farsighted representatives would "refine and enlarge the public views".
Farsightedness
Definition:
(n.) Quality of bbeing farsighted.
(n.) Hypermetropia.
Example Sentences:
(1) It should include a cycloplegic refraction to tule out excessive farsightedness, nearsightedness, astigmatism, or unequal refraction in the two eyes.
(2) The origin of the apparent farsightedness as revealed by retinoscopy in smaller eyes was investigated by using monochromatic retinoscopy on wild rabbits.
(3) This is due to the wisdom and farsightedness of King Abdul Aziz Al-Saud, who, to reorganize the Saudi-Arabian people and establish his sovereignty, adopted the divine law of the Koran, the Sharia, as the only law applicable to control all individual and social relationships and to combat crime.
(4) The Finnish Twin Cohort material was used to estimate genetic and environmental effects in the etiology of hyperopia (farsightedness).
(5) During his time at Glasgow, Bob had isolated stem cells from early rabbit embryos, work which similarly displayed the farsightedness that pervaded his research.