­

The Patient's Guide to Refractive Error Part 2: Hyperopia

accommodation 21:29
Hyperopia, or "far sightedness" can be a more difficult concept to grasp than myopia. Myopes need their glasses to see clearly, but it is not that straightforward for hyperopes.  When you think about someone that wears glasses, the classic image is a "Mr. Magoo" type that is bumbling around blind without their glasses. The thing is, hyperopes (in most cases) can see pretty...