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Important Facts About Farsightedness (Hyperopia)

August 12, 2009 @ 07:02 PM — by unknown
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When we think of vision problems, we tend to think of people who have trouble seeing objects far away. But what if the opposite is true? Hyperopia, or farsightedness, causes close-up objects to appear blurry while objects which are farther away look clear. If you have trouble focusing on words or objects in your near vision, you might have hyperopia. Hyperopia is a refractive error caused by a misshapen eye. Farsighted eyes don't look different from regular eyes at a casual glance, but they are actually slightly shorter than normal. This affects the way light is reflected. Specifically, light reflects behind the retinas rather than on them. Hyperopia usually manifests in childhood. School-age children with hyperopia tend to hold their books at arms' length. This condition can also come on as the result of advanced age, when it is known as age-related farsightedness, or presbyopia. There's a reason why older people tend to hold their newspapers far from their faces when they read;