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Hyperopia Learning Center
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Farsightedness is the result of the visual image being focused behind the retina rather than directly on it. It may be caused by the eyeball being too small or the focusing power being too weak.
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Because it is possible to have good visual acuity with some degree of hyperopia it, is important to relax accommodation before an eye exam. This is done with the use of eye drops and is called a cycloplegic exam, or cycloplegic refraction. The pat...
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Most babies are born slightly hyperopic. This tends to decrease with age. In some eyes the cornea is too flat for the distance between the cornea and the retina. If the hyperopia is not too severe the lens may accommodate and focus the image onto ...
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Babies are generally born slightly hyperopic. This tends to decrease with age. There is normal variation in eyeball length and curvature of the lens and cornea. Some combinations of these variables give rise to eyes where the cornea is too flat fo...
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