Long-sightedness

Introduction: Long-sightedness

Description of Long-sightedness

Long-sightedness (medical condition): Far-sightedness often requiring glasses...more »

See also:

Hyperopia:
  »Introduction: Hyperopia
  »Symptoms of Hyperopia
  »Treatments for Hyperopia

Long-sightedness: abnormal condition in which vision for distant objects is better than for near objects.
Source: WordNet 2.1

Long-sightedness: A refractive error in which rays of light entering the eye parallel to the optic axis are brought to a focus behind the retina, as a result of the eyeball being too short from front to back. It is also called farsightedness because the near point is more distant than it is in emmetropia with an equal amplitude of accommodation. (Dorland, 27th ed)
Source: Diseases Database

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Long-sightedness as a Disease

Long-sightedness: Another name for Hyperopia (or close medical condition association).
  »Introduction: Hyperopia
  »Symptoms of Hyperopia
  »Treatments for Hyperopia

Long-sightedness: Related Diseases

Long-sightedness: Long-sightedness is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database:

• Refractive Eye Disorders
• Eye conditions
• Lens disorders
• Eye and vision conditions
• Head conditions

Causes of Long-sightedness

Some of the causes of Long-sightedness are included in the list below:

• Cornea plana type 1
• Williams syndrome
• Presbyopia
• Cornea plana type 2

Read more about causes of Long-sightedness (Hyperopia)

Symptoms of Long-sightedness (Hyperopia)

Some of the symptoms of Long-sightedness incude:

• Far-sightedness
• Difficulty focusing on near ojects
• No difficulty focusing on far away objects
• Blurred vision
• Near objects are blurry

See full list of 7 symptoms of Long-sightedness (Hyperopia)

Treatments for Long-sightedness (Hyperopia)

Treatments for Long-sightedness (Hyperopia) include:

• Eyeglasses
• Contact lenses
• Reading glasses - some types of farsightedness do not need glasses except for reading or similar activities.
• Photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) - refractive eye surgery

Read more about treatments for Long-sightedness

Treatment of Long-sightedness: For more treatment information about Long-sightedness, see treatment of Hyperopia (Long-sightedness)

Long-sightedness: Article Excerpts about Hyperopia

Hyperopia, or farsightedness, is the opposite of myopia. Distant objects are clear, and close... (Source: excerpt from Facts About the Cornea and Corneal Disease: NEI)

Long-sightedness: Related Disease Topics

These medical disease topics may be related to Long-sightedness:

• farsightedness
• laser surgical procedures
• refractive surgery
• corneal reshaping
• laser in situ keratomileusis
• LASIK
• hyperopic LASIK
• excimer laser ablation
• photorefractive keratoplasty
• PRK
• radial keratotomy

Terms associated with Long-sightedness:

Terms Similar to Long-sightedness:

• Hypermetropia
• Farsightedness
• Hyperopia

Source: Diseases Database

• hyperopia
• hypermetropia
• hypermetropy
• farsightedness

Source - WordNet 2.1

More specific terms for Long-sightedness:

• presbyopia

Source - WordNet 2.1

Broader terms for Long-sightedness

• ametropia

Source - WordNet 2.1

Hierarchical classifications of Long-sightedness

The following list attempts to classify Long-sightedness into categories where each line is subset of the next.

WordNet 2.1

• ametropia
• vision defect,visual defect,visual disorder,visual impairment
• disability,disablement,handicap,impairment
• bad condition,poor shape,unfitness
• health problem,ill health,unhealthiness
• pathological state
• condition,status
• state

Source: WordNet 2.1

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