Hyperopia or far sightness,is an optical problem in which the patient has a lot of truble for near vision and also starts with problemas for long distance between 40 to 50 years of age or even before.didates for laser visual correction and are also excellent candidates for the new technology called PRESBYLASIK, which corrects both hyperopia and presbyopia allowing the patient to recover both long and short distance vision. This is the typical patient that says that his vision for distance use to be perfect when young and suddenly around 40, the near vision drops dramatically and needs glasses for reading, and the long distance starts deteriorating mildly year by year.
Patients with this problem are excellent candidates for laser visual correction and are also excellent candidates for the new technology called PRESBYLASIK, which corrects both hyperopia and presbyopia allowing the patient to recover both long and short distance vision.