Farsightedness - Hyperopia
Farsightedness is the vision disorder characterized by blurred near vision. Farsightedness, a mostly congenital defective vision, is caused by a shortening of the eye.
Improvement of farsightedness, including regular eye examinations
Farsightedness, a mostly congenital defect of vision, is caused by a shortening of the eye. People who are farsighted can usually still see well in the distance, while objects in the near distance appear blurred. The opposite is true for nearsighted people: objects near appear sharp and those far away appear blurred.
Normal farsightedness can be caused by two different things: Axis hyperopia or refractive hyperopia. If there is an actual shortened eyeball, axial hyperopia occurs, which limits vision. If there is too little refractive power in the corneal vitreous body-eye lens system (optical apparatus), refractive hyperopia may occur. It is advisable for all sufferers to have their eyes checked regularly by an ophthalmologist.
Examples of farsightedness - hyperopia
Objects that are very close are difficult to see for people with farsightedness (also known as hyperopia or hypermetropia) can only be recognized in a blurred way.
Treatment options for farsightedness
Treatment options:
Farsightedness can be improved with various methods.
Eyeglass lenses or contact lenses compensate for the defective vision.
In certain cases, surgery can even cure farsightedness. The goal is for the patient to see sharply without glasses.
If several methods are combined, farsightedness can often be treated well.
Surgical correction of farsightedness
In the surgical therapy procedure, the cornea is permanently flattened with a laser.
The laser procedures are called Photorefractive keratectomy (PRK), LASIK or LASEK.
In the best case, the laser procedure can cure myopia.
Farsightedness can be corrected up to +4 diopters with the laser.
Laser procedures for myopia and hyperopia
There is an almost infinite range of eye laser procedures, which differ from each other to a greater or lesser extent. These can be divided into two main groups: the superficial and the deep procedures. The main difference is in the procedure and the target tissue layer. The most important and current procedures are the following:
Femto-LASIK (Laser In Situ Keratomileusis)
Trans-PRK (transepithelial photorefractive keratectomy)
Artificial lens implants: Correction of higher refractive errors
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