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. BackHyperopia
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.