Farsightedness is often characterized by an eye that is too “short”. Vision is blurrier up close than at a distance.
It is often present from an early age and can sometimes correct spontaneously as the child grows.
If it persists into adulthood, the hyperopia can be corrected by making the cornea more curved using laser treatment.
Hyperopia can be corrected with glasses, contact lenses, or refractive surgery, which shifts the projection of the image onto the retina so that vision becomes sharp.
There are several signs and symptoms including: permanent strabismus or only when the child is tired, leading to rubbing the eyes, lack of interest in school with a crooked posture when writing, the child holds books too close to the face leading to nausea after reading.