Farsightedness (hyperopia)
Can’t see up close clearly? Or does looking up close cost you a lot of energy? Your vision can also be less in the distance. Then you are farsighted. Also known as hyperopia. About 1 in 4 people suffer from farsightedness. This eye condition can be treated very well with laser eye surgery or implant lenses.
What is farsightedness
If you suffer from farsightedness, your cornea is too flat or your eyeball is too short. The point where the light comes together, where you see clearly, does not fall on the retina but behind it. This creates a blurred image. Your eye lens can partly compensate for this deviation by accommodating, which is the ability to zoom in and out. This compensation works mainly for images that come from far away. Close-up becomes more difficult when your eye lens ages and becomes stiffer. The strength of this refractive error is indicated with a plus sign (+).
At a later age
If you develop a plus strength only when reading at a later age, then you are presbyopic.
Symptoms of farsightedness
Treatments for farsightedness
Many eye treatments are possible to correct farsightedness. Every treatment starts with a preliminary examination and consultation with an ophthalmologist. This examination is essential to map out your eye situation exactly, so you will always receive a treatment advice completely tailored to your needs. The ophthalmologist you see during the consultation is also the ophthalmologist who will ultimately treat you, should you opt for treatment. The preliminary examination is always free and without obligation.
Request a preliminary examination
Your preliminary examination is always free and without obligation and includes eye tests and a consultation with the eye specialist.
- Personalized treatment advice tailored to you
- The ophthalmologist from the consultation is the treating ophthalmologist
- All-inclusive price