Eye Care | Hyperopia

Hyperopia is mainly caused by the eyeball being shorter than normal from front to back. In older adults, hyperopia causes distant objects to appear clearer than near objects.Children with hyperopia, however, can easily accommodate or focus so that distant and near images appear equally clear.Most children are a little hyperopic, but this does not require correction with eyeglasses.Children need correction of their hyperopia only if it is excessively high or if it is causing crossing of the eyes and/or "lazy eye" (see strabismus and amblyopia). Hyperopic children rarely if ever complain of poor vision or behave visually impaired, but they may indeed need to wear their glasses full time to correct crossing of the eyes or amblyopia.Hyperopia tends to increase slightly for the first six years of life and then it decreases throughout the rest of childhood and adolescence. Hyperopia is corrected by wearing plus or convex lenses. Refractive surgery such as LASIK is now also being performed for hyperopia, but it is not recommended for those under the age of 18 years.