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Encyclopedia > Farsightedness

Hyperopia (or more rarely, hypermetropia), also known as farsightedness or longsightedness, is a defect of vision caused by an imperfection in the eye (often when the eyeball is too short), causing inability to focus on near objects, and in extreme cases causing a sufferer to be unable to focus on objects at any distance. It is corrected by using eyeglasses with lenses of positive curvature (magnifying glasses).


See also myopia for a related but opposite condition.


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::Farsightedness (Hyperopia) (626 words)
Farsightedness (hyperopia) results when structural defects in the eye cause your vision to be blurry.
Farsightedness is often first noticed after age 40 when the eyes begin to lose their ability to accommodate.
Farsightedness occurs when light entering the eye focuses behind the retina instead of directly on it (refractive error).
Lifespan's A - Z Health Information Library - Farsightedness (290 words)
Farsightedness is the result of the visual image being focused behind the retina rather than directly on it.
Farsightedness is often present from birth, but children can compensate with their stronger eye muscles.
Farsightedness can be a risk factor for glaucoma.
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