Dr. Everett answers the question: 'What Is Hyperopia And How Common Is It?' Aug. 24, 2009— -- Question: What is hyperopia (farsightedness) and how common is it ...

Hyperopia (Hypermetropia) also known as far sightedness is quite a common problem with vision. This is the second common problem, after myopia. People who suffer from hyperopia can see objects that ...

Hyperopia is caused if a person’s eyeball is too short or when the cornea is too flat when compared to the normal eye. In a normal eye, the light enters the eye through the transparent anterior part ...

The ophthalmological condition that presents with deficiency in near vision, but normal far vision, is known as hyperopia or farsightedness. While most term babies are born with this condition, it ...

Children with uncorrected hyperopia were reported to have worse educational performance and reading skills, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis in the Asia-Pacific Journal of ...

Hyperopia is a common refractive error in childhood and is associated with amblyopia and strabismus. However, it is difficult to detect in vision screening programmes ...