Farsightedness (hyperopia) is an eye condition that causes blurry near vision
You can correct this common vision condition with glasses, contact lenses or surgery
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Farsightedness impairs your quality of vision
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Hyperopia, unlike normal vision, occurs when the cornea is too flat in relation to the length of the eye, or if the eye is too short. This causes light to focus at a point beyond the retina, resulting in blurry near vision and occasionally blurry distance vision as well.
Usually, this condition is undetected until middle age. This is because when we are younger, the eye can compensate for the hyperopia by contracting the internal lens of the eye. But as we get older, the lens’s ability to contract declines.
Symptoms of hyperopia
- Blurry near vision
- Occasionally, blurry distance vision
Hyperopia is hereditary and runs in families.
Light focuses beyond the retina causing blurry near vision
Many people are not diagnosed with hyperopia without a co
mplete eye exam.
School screenings typically do not detect this condition because they test only for distance vision. Your eye doctor can conduct a refractive evaluation to determine whether your eyes focus light rays exactly on the retina at a distance and near.
A visual acuity test will determine your ability to see sharply and clearly at all distances. Your eye doctor will also check your eye coordination and muscle control, as well as your eyes’ ability to change focus. All of these are important factors in how your eyes see
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