Hyperopia is the medical term for "FARSIGHTEDNESS". It occurs when an eye is too short for the cornea's curvature. Light rays entering the eye try to focus behind the retina, and as a result a blurred image is produced. Back

Farsighted individuals, however, can use their focusing muscles to 'pull' the image forward onto the retina. In a young person with severe hyperopia, or once presbyopia sets in around age 45, distant objects are seen more clearly than near objects. Cataract surgery can reduce or eliminate farsightedness, even extreme farsightedness, by selecting an appropriate powered lens implant.  Back