What hyperopia is
A long-sighted eye is shorter than average, or its lens system is not powerful enough: the focus falls beyond the retina. In young people accommodation often compensates for the defect, but at the cost of a strain that shows up mostly in near vision.
It is corrected with positive lenses, which bring the focus forward onto the retina.
Symptoms worth taking seriously
Headaches, burning eyes and tiredness after reading or computer work can all point to uncorrected hyperopia. With age the ability to compensate declines and the defect becomes steadily more obvious.
An optometric assessment evaluates visual function and does not replace an examination by an ophthalmologist. Diagnosis and treatment remain the responsibility of a medical eye specialist, and we work alongside one whenever that is needed.