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How common is farsightedness?
7 doctors weighed in across 4 answers
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.
Answered 1/8/2021
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Farsighted frequency: 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.
Answered 2/8/2012
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Fairly common: I imagine at 43 you may need bifocals by now.
Answered 1/18/2013
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Common: Hyperopia is common and found in 25% of adults.
Answered 1/19/2013
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