If you suffer from hyperopia, more commonly known as farsightedness or longsightedness, you may be interested to know that the world's first contact lens to correct the condition has been developed.

Hyperopia is usually corrected with eyeglasses or contact lenses. Laser or surgical correction may also be carried out. The treatment for hyperopia depends on several factors such as the patient's age ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Surgical treatment of hyperopia has historically been more problematic than treatment of myopia. Surgeons have ...

Modern Vision Solutions has released a new educational article, “Can You Wear Contacts for Farsightedness?“, aimed at helping patients and healthcare journalists understand the practical options ...

Two common defects of the eyes are myopia (short-sightedness) and hyperopia (long-sightedness). In both cases, rays of light do not focus on the retina so a clear image is not formed. These two ...

THE condition termed hyperopia is the opposite of short-sightedness, and consists in abnormal flatness of the eyeball from before backwards, with, in some cases, a positive smallness of the globe in ...