| ID | 270 |
|---|---|
| Name | HYPERMETROPIA |
| Cause | What causes farsightedness? Farsightedness happens when your eyeball grows too short from front to back, or when there are problems with the shape of your cornea (clear front layer of the eye) or lens (an inner part of the eye that helps the eye focus). |
| Signs Symptoms | Nearby objects may appear blurry. Need to squint to see clearly. Have eyestrain, including burning eyes, and aching in or around the eyes. Have general eye discomfort or a headache after doing close tasks, such as reading, writing, computer work or drawing, for a time. |
| Diagnosis | Farsightedness - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic Farsightedness (hyperopia) is a common vision condition in which you can see distant objects clearly, but objects nearby may be blurry |
| Investigations | Farsightedness - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic Farsightedness (hyperopia) is a common vision condition in which you can see distant objects clearly, but objects nearby may be blurry |
| Management | Corrective contact lenses or spectacles. Alternatively, eye surgery is an option that can be very effective for suitable candidates. Traditional correction: glasses or contact lenses in the form of positive lenses |
| Introduction | Here parallel rays of light from infinity come to a focus behind the retina when the accommodation is at rest. |
| History | |
| Etiology | see under causes |
| Clinical Features | Clinical feature: 1. Difficulty in doing close work and the letters become blurred after some time during reading. 2. Headache. 3. Retinoscopy confirm diagnosis. |
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| Treatment | Treatment: Hypermetropia is corrected by convex spherical lens. Corrective contact lenses or spectacles. Alternatively, eye surgery is an option that can be very effective for suitable candidates. Traditional correction: glasses or contact lenses in the form of positive lenses |
| Complications | Amblyopia (lazy eye) or strabismus (eyes that look in different directions |
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