81. Capital Health - Farsightedness farsightedness, or hyperopia, is the inability of the eye to focus on nearby objects. farsightedness, Audio File. farsightedness, or http://www.capitalhealth.ca/Health Services/Health Topics/Disorders and Body Sys

Hospitals Capital Health Link Site Map Media Desk ... Quick Links Eyes and Vision Capital Health Home Your Health Health Topics Disorders and Conditions - Body/Location Systems ... Eyes and Vision Farsightedness Audio File Farsightedness, or hyperopia, is the inability of the eye to focus on nearby objects. The lens of the eye normally changes shape to focus on near and far objects. It assumes a large curvature to see up close and flattens to see things at a distance. Hyperopia may result from the eyeball being too short from front to back to bend (or refract) and focus light on the retina correctly. This kind of farsightedness is often present at birth and tends to run in families. Farsightedness also commonly occurs later in life, as eye muscles weaken and the lenses lose their flexibility. Symptoms of farsightedness include difficulty focusing on nearby objects, eyestrain, headache, and aching or burning eyes. These symptoms typically appear after doing close visual work. Treating farsightedness involves wearing glasses or contact lenses to help refract the light before it enters the eye. This allows the image of nearby objects to be focused correctly on the retina. printer friendly version email this page

82. Health Library - and prevention. farsightedness. What is farsightedness? farsightedness (hyperopia) causes your near vision to be blurry. It develops http://yalenewhavenhealth.org/library/healthguide/IllnessConditions/topic.asp?hw

83. Experimental Treatment For Farsightedness: 4/99 Stanford tests experimental treatment for farsightedness. BY MITCH LESLIE. An experimental method to correct farsightedness is being http://www.stanford.edu/dept/news/report/news/april14/farsight-414.html

Issue of April 14, 1999 Stanford tests experimental treatment for farsightedness BY MITCH LESLIE An experimental method to correct farsightedness is being tested at Stanford in the nation's first clinical trial of the procedure. The fast, painless outpatient treatment uses radio-frequency energy to reshape the front of the eye. For patients treated thus far, the technique has provided immediate improvement in vision, said Edward Manche, MD, assistant professor of ophthamology and director of cornea and refractive surgery. Vision continued to sharpen in the weeks after the procedure as the eye settled into its new shape, added Manche, who is national medical monitor of a four-center FDA clinical trial of the effectiveness, safety, and stability of the technique. The procedure has been previously tested only in Italy and Mexico. Since starting Stanford's trial about six weeks ago, Manche has treated four patients, all of whom now have at least 20/25 vision, he said. Before the therapy, none had vision better than 20/40 the limit to drive legally without corrective lenses, Manche said. Manche presented preliminary data on these patients April 11 at the annual meeting of the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, held in Seattle, Washington.

84. LASIK Treatment For Farsightedness: 9/98 LASIK being tested as treatment for farsightedness. BY RUTHANN RICHTER. Ophthalmologists at Stanford have begun a clinical trial of http://www.stanford.edu/dept/news/report/news/september30/lasik930.html

Issue of September 30, 1998 LASIK being tested as treatment for farsightedness BY RUTHANN RICHTER Ophthalmologists at Stanford have begun a clinical trial of a new laser treatment to correct vision in people who are naturally farsighted, with or without astigmatism, or who have become farsighted as a result of earlier eye surgeries. The trial is believed to be one of the first in the United States to test the value of the technique in patients with these vision problems, said Edward Manche, MD, assistant professor of ophthalmology and director of refractive surgery. The technique is called LASIK, or laser in-situ keratomileusis. "There were many people who had radial keratotomy [RK] and who are farsighted because of the unrecognized consequences of the progression toward farsightedness. Up until now, there was nothing we could offer them. This offers a solution to patients who have had RK in the past and are farsighted as a result," said Manche, the principal investigator in the new trial. Radial keratotomy is a once-popular procedure in which doctors reshaped the cornea through a series of tiny incisions. The technique faded from the scene with the advent, in 1985, of the excimer laser, now the tool of choice for refractive surgeons, Manche said. In the meantime, however, thousands of once-nearsighted patients developed farsighted vision as a result of overcorrection by RK, he said.

85. Vision These changes enable the eye to adjust its focus between far objects and near objects. farsightedness. farsightedness is called hypermetropia. Nearsightedness. http://users.rcn.com/jkimball.ma.ultranet/BiologyPages/V/Vision.html

86. Farsightedness Linked To Increased Risk Of Glaucoma - 02/19/03 Vision Research. farsightedness linked to increased risk of glaucoma. Now a study of 5,000 healthy volunteers has shown that farsightedness is a risk too. http://www.detnews.com/2003/health/0302/21/h05-88522.htm

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88. ABC7Chicago.com: Focus On Farsightedness Focus on farsightedness. July 8, 2002 — Just a few years ago lasik surgery came out and people everywhere were able to throw away their glasses. http://abclocal.go.com/wls/health/070802_hs_farsighted1.html

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89. Farsightedness Linked To Glaucoma Risk farsightedness Linked to Glaucoma Risk. People who are farsighted may be at increased risk of developing glaucoma, according to a http://www.visionconnection.org/Content/ForProfessionals/EyeDiseases/Farsightedn

Home For Professionals Eye Diseases Farsightedness Linked to Glaucoma Risk People who are farsighted may be at increased risk of developing glaucoma, according to a study published in the January issue of the journal Ophthalmology Of the 5,000 healthy, mostly white volunteers between the ages of 43 and 84 in the Beaver Dam Eye Study in Wisconsin, those who were farsighted when the study began were 40% more likely to have incident ocular hypertension—a condition of abnormally high pressure in the eye—five years later. Left untreated, that pressure can eventually injure the optic nerve and lead to glaucoma. What this may mean: The possible need for closer monitoring for glaucoma in people with refractive errors. Updated: 5/11/2004 12:11:48 PM Go to top of page Printer-friendly version E-mail this page to a friend How would you rate this page ? * Indicates required field Please select a response! * Your Rating: Select One Excellent Very Good Good Fair Poor If your comment requires a response, please include your e-mail address. Your E-mail Address: Your Comment: Submit Go to top of page Site Help Contact Us E-Mail Signup ... Donate Now 111 East 59th Street, New York, NY 10022-1202

90. New Procedure At Stanford Corrects Farsightedness By Using Radio Frequency Energ Center. New procedure at Stanford corrects farsightedness by using radio frequency energy. For Release For release April 16, 2002. http://www.stanfordhospital.com/newsEvents/newsReleases/2002/042002/farsightedne

Ophthalmologists California VitreoRetinal Center Stanford Eye Center Stanford Eye Centers ... Stanford begins new treatment to correct vision problems created by laser eye surgery News Release http://mednews.stanford.edu for the latest information about Stanford University Medical Center. New procedure at Stanford corrects farsightedness by using radio frequency energy For Release: For release April 16, 2002 Media Contact: Michelle Brandt mbrandt@stanford.edu Broadcast Contact: M.A. Malone mamalone@stanford.edu Main News Office: STANFORD, Calif. – The federal Food and Drug Administration has approved on Friday a new, laser-less procedure called conductive keratoplasty (CK) for the treatment of farsightedness, a condition that affects about 20 percent of the U.S. population. Stanford University Medical Center, where the first half-dozen cases in the United States were performed in a clinical trial, is one of the only places in the country to offer the procedure. “CK opens up a whole new way of treating patients with hyperopia (farsightedness),” said Edward Manche, MD, assistant professor of ophthalmology and director of cornea and refractive surgery at Stanford University’s School of Medicine. “This non-cutting, laser-less procedure has some real advantages. It’s extremely fast – about three minutes per eye. It puts treatments on the periphery of the cornea, leaving the central portion untouched. And it leaves no scarring in the central part of the cornea.”

91. Overview light from something far away has not focused by the time it reaches the back of the eye, that eye’s refractive error is “hyperopia” (farsightedness). http://www.tedmontgomery.com/the_eye/overview.html

Overview Search for Terms Anatomy, Physiology and Pathology of the Human Eye Ted M. Montgomery, Optometric Physician Click on a selection here process of vision myopia, hyperopia, astigmatism presbyopia ("after 40" vision) eye growth extraocular muscles eye structures conjunctiva cornea crystalline lens extraocular muscles iris macula optic nerve retina vitreous humor , or scroll down the page. Full Page View The human eye is the organ which gives us the sense of sight, allowing us to learn more about the surrounding world than we do with any of the other four senses. We use our eyes in almost every activity we perform, whether reading, working, watching television, writing a letter, driving a car, and in countless other ways. Most people probably would agree that sight is the sense they value more than all the rest. The eye allows us to see and interpret the shapes, colors, and dimensions of objects in the world by processing the light they reflect or emit. The eye is able to see in bright light or in dim light, but it cannot see objects when light is absent. process of vision Light waves from an object (such as a tree) enter the eye first through the clear cornea and then through the pupil , the circular aperture (opening) in the iris The light waves are converged first by the cornea , and then further by the crystalline lens , to a nodal point ( N ) located immediately behind the back surface of the lens . At that point, the image becomes inverted (turned upside-down).

92. LASIK For Farsightedness Effective In Correcting Cross-Eyes, But Predicting Outc The use of LASIK for correction of farsightedness also is effective in correcting crosseyes in some patients. http://www.aao.org/aao/news/release/060502d.cfm

Member Login Not a member? AAO Home News and Publications ... News Releases AAO Member Services About the Academy Clinical Information Governmental Affairs ... Partners LASIK for Farsightedness Effective in Correcting Cross-Eyes, But Predicting Outcomes Remains Problematic June 5, 2002 (San Francisco)The use of LASIK for correction of farsightedness also is effective in correcting cross-eyes in some patients. However, accurately predicting which patients will most likely benefit from the procedure remains highly problematic. These are the conclusions of a study appearing in the June issue of Ophthalmology , the clinical journal of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, the Eye M.D. Association. In this study, conducted in Russia and Poland, 27 farsighted patients with cross-eyes underwent bilateral hyperopic LASIK for correction of refractive error. Fourteen patients (58 percent) had a significant reduction in cross-eyes, but 10 patients (42 percent) had no response to the surgery. It was these patients for whom outcomes could not be predicted on the basis of preoperative testing with glasses. Nine patients subsequently underwent conventional eye muscle surgery. Reporter Contact: Media Relations at 415.561.8534 or

93. 1-800-4-SC-EYES - - USC/Doheny Refractive Laser Medical Center - - 1-800-4-SC-EY pioneers at the USC/Doheny Refractive Laser Medical Center have received FDA approval to offer a new laser procedure for treating hyperopia, or farsightedness. http://www.usc.edu/health/USC_Laser/news1.htm

New Treatment for Farsightedness Offered by USC/Doheny Refractive Laser Medical Center; First FDA-Approved Laser Treatment for Farsightedness Provides Outstanding Results Business Editors and Health/Medical Writers LOS ANGELES (BW Health Wire) – Nov. 3, 1998 – Laser eye treatment pioneers at the USC/Doheny Refractive Laser Medical Center have received FDA approval to offer a new laser procedure for treating hyperopia, or farsightedness. Tuesday’s announcement by the FDA regarding the VISX Excimer Laser System means that farsighted people can, for the first time, have their vision surgically corrected with a laser approved for this purpose. According to the U.S. Census bureau, farsightedness affects about 22 percent of all Americans, with most people developing the condition in their early 40s. In anticipation of the FDA’s announcement, the USC/Doheny Center has assembled a waiting list of candidates eager to undergo the newly approved procedure. "We’re looking forward to helping people with farsightedness see clearly without glasses or contact lenses," said Peter J. McDonnell, M.D., medical director of the USC/Dohney Refractive Laser Medical Center and professor of Ophthalmology at the USC School of Medicine. "finally we can provide them with the enormous benefits of laser vision correction." Patients undergoing laser correction for farsightedness experience significant vision improvement – enough to pass most states’ driver’s tests without wearing eyeglasses or contact lenses. Data show that 92 percent of patients who had the surgery saw with vision of 20/40 or better. The procedure is minimally invasive with little or no side effects.

94. Visual Services: Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates Common Visual Conditions farsightedness, farsightedness (hyperopia) occurs when your eyeball is too short or your cornea curves too little. http://www.harvardvanguard.org/visualservices/VShyperop.html

Common Visual Conditions: Farsightedness Farsightedness (hyperopia) occurs when your eyeball is too short or your cornea curves too little. For farsighted people, images enter the front of the eye and focus in back of the retina. This results in close objects being blurry, while distant objects appear clearly . This can cause eyestrain, fatigue, and headaches when doing close work. Severe farsightedness can result in blurred distance vision, too. In mild cases, eyes may focus without corrective lenses. Other people may need corrective lenses. Age lessens the eyes' ability to focus and adapt. Corrective lenses clear vision and make reading more comfortable. Vision screenings done in school may not detect farsightedness. Students typically identify letters on an eye chart 20 feet away, which only tests distance vision. If a child complains of eye strain or headaches when doing school work, s/he may be farsighted.

95. FDA Approves RF To Correct Farsightedness RA News. FDA Approves RF to Correct farsightedness. McDonald added that CK is one of the first procedures designed specifically for farsightedness. http://www.raps.org/s_raps/view.asp?CID=116&DID=17681

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Type In What You Want! Advanced Search? COSMETICS LOTIONS HERBS ... Conditions / Ailments > Hyperopia / Farsightedness> General Hyperopia / Farsightedness Information Possible Causes of Hyperopia / Farsightedness Possible Symptoms of Hyperopia / Farsightedness Possible Lifestyle Changes for Hyperopia / Farsightedness ... Back to Top General Hyperopia / Farsightedness Information Hyperopia is the clinical name for farsightedness. People with hyperopia have difficulty focusing on items that are close to them, like words in a book. Those with severe cases of hyperopia can also have problems seeing things faraway. Hyperopia usually occurs with advancing age; half of all people over the age of 65 have hyperopia. Back to Top Possible Causes of Hyperopia / Farsightedness Hyperopia is a refractive disorder, which means light rays bend incorrectly in the eye when sending images to the brain. Farsightedness occurs when images focus behind the retina instead of directly on it. A flat cornea or an eyeball that is shorter in length than normal are the causes of hyperopia. Farsightedness, which tends to run in families, is usually present at birth, but some children can outgrow the condition. Back to Top Possible Symptoms of Hyperopia / Farsightedness Symptoms of hyperopia are headaches, inability to focus on objects close-up and eyestrain, especially after working with objects close to the sufferer.

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98. Hyperopia FAQ Hyperopia. What is farsightedness? farsightedness, or hyperopia, as it not brought into proper focus. Why does farsightedness occur? http://www.optometrists.ab.ca/guide/hyperop.htm

Hyperopia What is farsightedness? Farsightedness, or hyperopia, as it is medically termed, is a vision condition in which distant objects are usually seen clearly but close ones are not brought into proper focus. Why does farsightedness occur? If the length of your eyeball is too short or the cornea has too little curvature, near objects cannot be brought into a sharp and clearly focused image. Some theorists believe that farsightedness is hereditary and others believe that it may result from environmental factors. How does farsightedness affect vision? If you are farsighted, you involuntarily exert extra effort to maintain clear distance vision and even greater effort to see clearly at close range. This extra effort can cause fatigue, tension and discomfort. If the crystalline lens of the eye cannot bring the object into focus, blurred vision occurs. How common is farsightedness? Many people have some degree of farsightedness. The condition is only a problem if it significantly affects a person's ability to see. It is estimated that over half the people who wear glasses are wearing them because of a focusing problem due to farsightedness or presbyopia, a natural decrease in focusing ability. What are signs/symptoms of farsightedness?

99. The Excimer Laser (astigmatism, Farsightedness, Nearsightedness) The Excimer Laser has added a tremendous amount of precision, control and safety to treating nearsightedness, farsightedness and astigmatism. http://www.locateadoc.com/articles.cfm/372/23

Home Health Articles LASIK Articles : The Excimer Laser Search for Doctors Acupuncture Allergy and Immunology Anti-Aging Bariatric Surgery (Weight Loss) Cardiology Cataracts Chiropractic Cosmetic Dentistry Cosmetic Surgery Dentistry Dermatology Ear, Nose and Throat Facial Plastic Surgery Family Physicians Hair Restoration Implant Dentistry Infertility (IVF) Minimally Invasive Surgery (Botox) Oncology Ophthalmology Ophthalmology: Oculoplastics Optometry Orthodontics (Dentistry) Orthopedic Surgery Pediatrics Periodontics Plastic Surgery Podiatry Psychiatry Psychology Psychotherapy Urology Vision Correction Start A New Search Network Partner Site Browse All Articles The Excimer Laser Doctors have been routinely treating nearsightedness, farsightedness and astigmatism with incisions for over 25 years. By the early 1980s, they began looking at lasers to improve the precision and predictability of altering the shape of the cornea. Researchers found that IBM's new Excimer laser, used initially for etching computer chips, had medical applications as well. Now in its second decade of use, the technologically-advanced Excimer laser has added a tremendous amount of precision, control and safety to treating nearsightedness, farsightedness and astigmatism. Its ability to remove corneal tissue with accuracy up to 0.25 microns (0.00004 of an inch) with each pulse makes the Excimer laser well suited for correcting vision. Often, only 50 microns of tissue (about the thickness of a human hair) are removed to achieve the proper amount of correction.

100. Understanding Refractive Errors (nearsightedness, Farsightedness, Astigmatism) The differences between clear vision, nearsightedness, farsightedness, and astigmatism explained. http://www.locateadoc.com/articles.cfm/search/1

Home Health Articles : Understanding Refractive Errors Search for Doctors Acupuncture Allergy and Immunology Anti-Aging Bariatric Surgery (Weight Loss) Cardiology Cataracts Chiropractic Cosmetic Dentistry Cosmetic Surgery Dentistry Dermatology Ear, Nose and Throat Facial Plastic Surgery Family Physicians Hair Restoration Implant Dentistry Infertility (IVF) Minimally Invasive Surgery (Botox) Oncology Ophthalmology Ophthalmology: Oculoplastics Optometry Orthodontics (Dentistry) Orthopedic Surgery Pediatrics Periodontics Plastic Surgery Podiatry Psychiatry Psychology Psychotherapy Urology Vision Correction Start A New Search Network Partner Site Browse All Articles Understanding Refractive Errors Clear vision in the normal eye is the result of light rays passing through the cornea, pupil and lens and focusing directly on the retina. Nearsightedness occurs when the cornea is too curved or the eye is too long. This causes light to focus in front of the retina, resulting in blurry distance vision. Farsightedness occurs when the cornea is too flat in relation to the length of the eye. This causes light to focus at a point beyond the retina, resulting in blurry close vision and sometimes blurry distance vision as well. Astigmatism occurs when the cornea is shaped like a football (more curved in one direction than the other) and often occurs with near sightedness and farsightedness. This causes light to focus in more than one point on the retina, resulting in blurry and distorted vision.

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