Children with farsightedness or hyperopia can see distant objects clearly but closer objects appear blurred. Hyperopia, like myopia is a type of refractive error. Hyperopia is a very common vision problem which affects about a quarter of the population.
In a child with hyperopia, when light rays enters the eye they focus behind the retina, rather than directly on it. This causes objects viewed at a close distance to be blurry.
Often, babies are born with hyperopia but as the eyeball lengthens they outgrow it.
Learn more about symptoms of hyperopia.
