Treatment options for farsightedness include glasses, contact lenses, and numerous surgical procedures that vary in effectiveness. Farsightedness, also known as “hyperopia,” is one of the most common ...

This story is part of a series on the current progression in Regenerative Medicine. This piece is part of a series dedicated to the eye and improvements in restoring vision. In 1999, I defined ...

Farsightedness is when a person can see distant objects clearly but have difficulty focusing on near objects. People with severe hyperopia can only focus on objects far away, or they cannot focus at ...

It can be confusing to remember the differences between nearsightedness and farsightedness. In short, nearsightedness means the ability to see things nearby with relative clarity, while farsightedness ...

Eyeglasses wear showed no major efficacy compared with observation in treating young children diagnosed with hyperopia, according to findings published in Ophthalmology. Marjean T. Kulp, OD, MS, and ...

Nearsighted means you can see objects nearby, but far away objects are difficult to see. Farsighted means you can see objects far away, but it's more difficult to see objects close to you. Both ...

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Nearsightedness (myopia) is the ability to see objects up close clearly, while objects in the distance appear blurry. Farsightedness (hyperopia) is seeing objects in the distance more clearly than ...