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Hyperopia (farsightedness)
In
the normal eye, light enters through the cornea (the
clear front surface of the eye) and comes to a focus on
the retina in the back of the eye. Hyperopia, or
farsightedness, is a refractive error that occurs when
the eye is shorter than average or the cornea is flatter
than average. This causes the light to come into focus
somewhere beyond the retina, causing near objects (and
oftentimes distant objects as well) to appear blurred.
Hyperopia is not the same as presbyopia (the
need for reading glasses after the age of 40).
Farsightedness can occur in children, but is more
commonly developed later in life.
Hyperopia is usually corrected with glasses or contact
lenses, but it can also be corrected surgically with
LASIK.
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