Hyperopia

Hyperopia is a refractive error in which the incoming rays are focused behind the retina, not on the retina, because the anterior-posterior length of the eye or the refraction of the cornea or lens is less than normal. 

Babies and young children are often hyperopic. As the eye grows with age, hyperopia generally decreases. 

The eye must adapt in order to bring the image onto the retina. Thanks to this adaptation ability, young hypermetropes can see both far and near clearly. However, since they strain the eye muscles to adapt, they may have complaints such as headaches and eye fatigue. After working with something close-by, the person experiences blurred vision and feels discomfort and fatigue. The person sees nearby objects blurry and the letters merge when reading something. The eye, which is constantly trying to focus the light, begins to get tired. Symptoms of hyperopia due to eye fatigue are observed as blurred vision of objects or words, squinting to see better, pain or burning sensation around the eyes, headache after looking at something nearby or reading. If hyperopia in children and infants is not treated, crossed eyes, known as strabismus in the medical language, may occur. Hyperopia is also a cause of lazy eye. The degree of hyperopia is determined by the rate of refractive disorder. If this disorder is 

* Less than 2 degrees, it is classified as mild hyperopia, 

* In the range of 2-5 degrees, it is called moderate hyperopia, 

* 5 degrees or more, it is classified as high hyperopia. 

In the treatment of hyperopia, glasses, contact lenses and refractive surgery methods are also used. A lens with thin edges and a thick center is used since we are trying to focus the image from the back to the front.