Farsightedness (hyperopia) occurs when the eye is too short for the cornea's curvature. Light rays entering the eye focus behind the retina, and as a result a blurred image is produced.

People with farsightedness can usually see pretty well until they are in their 30's or 40's. Then they begin to lose their ability to read, and after a few more years, they lose their ability to read and to see far away. This is different from presbyopia or age related loss of reading vision.

The medical term for nearsightedness is myopia, correctable with glasses, contact lenses or, in some cases, refractive surgery (LASIK or Corneal Ring Implants). The medical term for farsightedness is hyperopia, correctable with glasses, contact lenses or, in some cases, refractive surgery. Related conditions (also correctable with glasses or contact lenses) include astigmatism and presbyopia.

In the most extreme cases, no. People with extreme degrees of nearsightedness or farsightedness are more likely not to benefit from the LASIK procedure. But LASIK is not the only option available at Triad Eye. Refractive Lensectomy is also an option. Laser vision correction works by altering the shape of the cornea. In extreme cases there may simply not be enough corneal tissue available to fix the problem.