Hypermetropia is often characterised by an eye that is too ‘short’. Vision is blurrier up close than at a distance.
Present at a very early age, it sometimes corrects itself spontaneously as the child grows.
If it persists into adulthood, the cornea can be made more curved by laser correction of hyperopia.
Hyperopia can be corrected with glasses, lenses or refractive surgery which moves the projection of the image on the retina forward in order to get a sharp view.
There are multiple signs and symptoms, including: permanent Strabismus or only when the child is tired which leads to eye rubbing, lack of interest in school with handwriting leaning over the table, the child holds books too close to their face leading to nausea after reading.