Nearsighted means you can see objects nearby, but far away objects are difficult to see. Farsighted means you can see objects far away, but it's more difficult to see objects close to you. Both ...

As the rate of myopia in children grows, research is keeping a finger pointed at the fact much of our lives is spent indoors. Jessica was a writer on the Wellness team, with a focus on health ...

Nearsightedness (myopia) is the ability to see objects up close clearly, while objects in the distance appear blurry. Farsightedness (hyperopia) is seeing objects in the distance more clearly than ...

It can be confusing to remember the differences between nearsightedness and farsightedness. In short, nearsightedness means the ability to see things nearby with relative clarity, while farsightedness ...

This story is part of a series on the current progression in Regenerative Medicine. This piece is part of a series dedicated to the eye and improvements in restoring vision. In 1999, I defined ...

Hyperopia or farsightedness, is an ophthalmological condition, which presents as blurry near vision, but clear far vision. Most babies born at term, are hyperopic and this tends to self-correct during ...

Treatment options for farsightedness include glasses, contact lenses, and numerous surgical procedures that vary in effectiveness. Farsightedness, also known as “hyperopia,” is one of the most common ...

The ophthalmological condition that presents with deficiency in near vision, but normal far vision, is known as hyperopia or farsightedness. While most term babies are born with this condition, it ...

Farsighted preschoolers and kindergartners have a harder time paying attention and that could put them at risk of slipping behind in school, a new study suggests. Farsighted preschoolers and ...

Children with uncorrected hyperopia were reported to have worse educational performance and reading skills, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis in the Asia-Pacific Journal of ...