What is Hyperopia?

Hyperopia, commonly known as farsightedness, is an eye condition where close-up objects may appear blurry, while distant objects are seen more clearly. This occurs because the eyeball is too short or the cornea (the outermost part of the eye) is too flat, causing light entering the eye to focus behind the retina (light-sensitive layer at the back of the eye) instead of directly on it. As a result, the images of nearby objects are not sharply de