What is hyperopia?
Hyperopia is the opposite of myopia.
In a hyperopic eye, the image of a distant object is formed behind the retina. A hyperopic person sees better at a distance than up close and must make an effort to see clearly. This can lead to discomfort and visual fatigue.
The eye is either insufficiently powerful relative to its length, or too short in relation to its optical power.
The principle of hyperopia correction is:
- Either placing a positive-power lens or contact lens in front of the eye to move the image forward and reposition it onto the retina.
- Or modifying the curvature of the cornea using a laser to increase the eye’s optical power. This is the principle of the (excimer) laser used in PRK or LASIK procedures.
- Or implanting a lens inside the eye (intraocular lens, a technique mainly used for high corrections that do not allow laser reshaping of the cornea).
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