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What causes an image to form behind the retina?
farsightedness
What causes blurie eyes?
Blurred eyes are caused by nearsightedness, farsightedness and macular degeneration.
Which statement explains why a short eyeball causes farsightedness?
The rays of light focus beyond the retina.
What causes farsightedness?
When light enters the eye and it focuses behind the retina instead of directly on it, you have farsightedness. Either your eye is too short, your cornea is not curved enough, or your lens sits farther back than it should.
How is farsightedness treated?
The usual treatment for farsightedness is corrective lenses (spectacles or contact lenses).
What is the difference between nearsightnedness and farsightedness?
Nearsightedness is when you can only see far and farsightedness is when you can only see close.
Where was when was and by whom was near and farsightedness discovered?
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What is another name for 'farsightedness'?
Hyperopia.
What causes farsightness in older people?
The cause of farsightedness in older people is that theirs lenses become relatively brittle. Therefore it becomes difficult for them to focus, especially on nearby objects.
What are the scientific names for nearsighted and farsighted?
Nearsightedness is called Myopia and farsightedness is called Hyeropia.
Farsightedness is more properly called?
hyperopia
What are the risk factors for closed-angle glaucoma?
a family history of this type of glaucoma, farsightedness, small eyes, age over 40, scarring inside the eye from diabetes or uveitis.
