Question 1

is it common for children to be really farsighted, even if their parents have normal vision?

Accepted Answer

It's normal: Most children are born about 6 diopers farsighted, 'cause their eyes are small (90% of adult size). This is completely normal. Most three year olds are about 3 diopters farsighted. As kids grow, their eyes get longer, and they reach "normal" sight around age 7-10.  Kids who are a lot more farsighted than this may developed a crossed eye which should be treated to  prevent amblyopia.

Question 2

is it safe for children to have eye surgery to correct farsightedness?

Accepted Answer

Not advisable: As the child grows, farsightedness will diminish naturally.  Lasik surgery for a child will not be stable and the end result is unpredictable.  Best to wear eyeglasses and in some cases contact lenses.

Question 3

what is farsightedness?

Accepted Answer

Unclear close vision: Farsightedness refers to blurring of near vision, with distant vision relatively preserved. It is a common type of age-related vision change, sometimes known as "presbyopia".

Question 4

how common is farsightedness?

Accepted Answer

Farsighted: Almost all infants are farsighted, and most grow out of it.  In the middle years, myopia is much more common.  Farsightedness becomes more common after age forty due to lens changes in the eye.  The frequency varies with race and national origin.

Question 5

how to help my farsightedness?

Accepted Answer

Glasses or contacts: Glasses or contacts will improve your farsightedness in nearly all cases.  Some people are also candidates for refractive surgery.

Question 6

could you outgrow farsightedness?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Almost all new borns are farsighted but fortunately the lens can compensate for this.  
Their eyes are too short front to back and that is the definition of farsightedness.  As they grow, so does the eye and hopefully the eye length and optics match and as adults they will need nothing.  If the eye grows too much, they may become myopic.

Question 7

i've got farsightedness. now what?

Accepted Answer

Optical help: This is a refractive state of the eye in which a magnifying type lens in a spectacle will give you clear focus.  It is a little bit misnamed as the natural lens can correct it for a while but when the lens loses its ability to compensate, it will show up.  Contact lenses can help also and many are eligible for lasik.  Your ophthalmologist can sort this out for you.

Question 8

how can i correct farsightedness ?

Accepted Answer

Easy: Your options are glasses, contact lenses or surgery.

Question 9

what does it mean to be farsighted?

Accepted Answer

Depends :-): It could be a complement due to your ability to anticipate the future.  Far more likely, you can it means you see things at a distance better than you can see things at close range.  Ieither your eyeball is too short and the focal point for light lands behind your retina, or the lens in your eye lacks focusing power.  Under 40, may self correct.  May be symptomless. It is treatable with corrective.

Question 10

what causes farsightedness to occur?

Accepted Answer

Eyeball, or Lens: Either your eyeball is too short and the focal point for light lands behind your retina, or the lens in your eye lacks focusing power.  Under 40, may self correct.  May be symptomless. It is treatable with corrective.

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