What is hyperopia?
Farsightedness, or hyperopia, requires a person to use their focusing ability to see objects far away and even more focusing ability to see objects up close. Light rays entering the eye are focused behind the retina instead of directly on it, as in the normal eye. People with hyperopia will lose their close vision in their 20s and 30s and will have difficulty seeing distant objects in their 40s and 50s. Those with hyperopia usually need reading glasses at an earlier age and bifocals at a later age.
Hyperopia, also known as farsightedness, happens when the point of focus is behind the retina. A farsighted eye sees distant objects more clearly than near objects, but lacks crisp focus at any range. Hyperopia worsens after the age of 40. Remedies for farsightedness include glasses, contact lenses, hyperopic LASIK and hyperopic laser thermokeratoplasty.
Read more: [http://www.optometrist.com.au/longsightedness.htm Hyperopia, also known as long-sightedness or far-sightedness, is the condition in which close objects appear blurry. A longsighted person may have good distance vision but will have trouble with close objects. [Back to Top] What problems might a person with farsightedeness experience? The signs and symptoms of farsightedness can vary greatly between individuals, and often occur when a person is involved in a lot of close work (e.g. computers, reading, studying, etc.), or immediately after undertaking a lot of near work.
A. Hyperopia is farsightedness. A farsighted eye can see distant objects more clearly than near objects, however, neither of them is in crisp focus, especially after the age of forty. Farsightedness can be corrected with glasses, contact lenses, or refractive surgery. Light entering the eye focuses behind the retina.
