Hyperopia: Clearing Close Vision

If you have difficulty focusing on close or nearby objects, you may be suffering from hyperopia or farsightedness. Drs. Howard M. Levin, Vincent M. Imbrogno, Ravinder Sabherwal and Emily Washek can effectively treat hyperopia with treatments such as traditional corrective lenses. Patients can enjoy clear vision once more without straining their eyes. 

Understanding Hyperopia

Like myopia, hyperopia is a refractive error resulting from an irregularity in eye shape. But where myopia is caused by an elongation of the eye, farsightedness is caused by a foreshortening. In other words, the eye is longer vertically than it is horizontally. As a result, any light entering the eye is projected just beyond the retina, rather than directly onto it. This condition is distinct from presbyopia, which is an age-related form of farsightedness. 

Because the lens in our eyes can compensate for many refractive errors, you may not even realize you have hyperopia until later in life. However, some individuals may suffer from strained eyes after reading or writing. Furthermore, the lens will also lose its flexibility over time, prompting patients to seek out corrective treatment for their vision.