The distance between the lens of the eye and the point behind the lens where light is focused.
in ophthalmology, distance between the lens and the point behind the lens at which light from a distant point is focused. In a normal-sighted person the point of focus is on the retina, but distortions in the shape of the eyeball may cause myopia (nearsightedness) or hyperopia (farsightedness).
The distance between the lens and the point behind the lens at which light from a distant object is focused. In a normal-sighted person this point of focus is on the retina, but distortion of the shape of the eyeball may result in ‘myopia (near-sightedness) or hyperopia (far-sightedness).