FAR POINT
\fˈɑː pˈɔ͡ɪnt], \fˈɑː pˈɔɪnt], \f_ˈɑː p_ˈɔɪ_n_t]\
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The point at which distinct vision is obtained without using the muscles of accommodation; in the normal eye at 20 ft. or farther, since then the rays are parallel; in the myopic eye at some point nearer than 20 ft., varying with the amount of myopia; in the hypermetropic eye there is no far point.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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