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HYPEROPIA


Hyperopia, also known as farsightedness, is a common vision condition where distant objects are seen clearly, but nearby objects appear blurry. This occurs when the eyeball is too short or the cornea is too flat, causing light to focus behind the retina instead of directly on it.

Symptoms


1. _Blurry near vision_: Difficulty seeing objects up close.


2. _Eye strain_: Discomfort or fatigue after reading or other near-work activities.


3. _Headaches_: Frequent headaches due to prolonged eye strain.

Correction


1. _Glasses_: Convex lenses to converge light rays.


2. _Contact lenses_: Convex lenses to correct vision.


3. _Refractive surgery_: Procedures like LASIK to reshape the cornea.

If you’re experiencing symptoms, consult an eye care professional for a comprehensive eye exam and personalized guidance.

TYPES OF LENSES ACCORDING TO REFRACTIVE ERROR.

These includes:

a. CONCAVE LENSES: They are known also as Minus lenses, they are used to correct shortsightedness or myopia.


b. CONVEX LENSES: They are also known as plus Minus and are used to correct hyperopia or Long sightedness.


c. CYLINDRICAL LENSES: They are lenses used to correct astigmatism.

LASIK

This laser procedure involves the use of femtosecond laser or microkerotome to expose the cornea stroma and then using excimer laser to reshape the Cornea stroma inorder to improve visual acuity..

LASIK is an acronym for laser assisted in situ keratomileusis. This is a surgical procedure used to correct refractive Errors like myopia, hyperopia and astigmatism.

reference; Wikipedia

Asthenopia (Eye fatigue)



Eye fatigue along side headache?

Eye strain can be referred to as eye fatigue or tiredness. This can occur as a result of using the eyes intensively. For instance, staring at the phone screen or other gadgets for hours. In addition staring at tiny objects at long distance can also results to the fatigue of the eye. It can also be as a result of refractive Errors like presbyopia and hyperopia.

Signs and symptoms of asthenopia includes burning sensation, teary eyes, pain, headache, dizziness et.c

Precautions
  ° Taking a break: You can relieve your eyes from the stress by taking a break.

  • Look away from the gadgets for few minutes or hours
  • Take a cool bath or wash your face with cool water to stop eye burning and to cool down the temperature

Note: if you are still experiencing discomfort in the eyes, it’s advisable to consult an optometrist or visit an eye clinic.

Written by: Adesoji Margaret

DIPLOPIA or Double vision (causes, signs and symptoms, Treatment)

Diplopia occurs when an individual sees Double image of an object.

PATHOPHYSIOLOGY: Both the left and right eye sees objects differently and send their individual signals to the brain. Processing and fusion of the two images occur in the brain.

In cases of refractive Errors, strabismus, and most times, pathologies, both eyes send images of one object with different sizes to the brain, thereby making it difficult for the brain to fuse the images.

CAUSES:

  1. Strabismus
  2. Phoria
  3. Refractive Errors
  4. Anisometropia and antimetropia
  5. Anisekonia
  6. Pathologies

SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS: visualizing two images of an object side by side, diagonally or vertically placed, dizziness

TREATMENT: treating the underlying cause resolves the condition.

HYPEROPIA. Far or long sightedness (causes, signs and symptoms, treatment)

Hyperopia from the two words hyper and ope meaning Excess and Eye respectively is a condition whereby an individual in most cases can see objects from afar while finding it difficult to see objects at close range.

Although there are some Hyperopic cases that does not go in line with the above definition as most hyperopes still find it difficult to see distant objects.

PATHOPHYSIOLOGY: normally when an individual fixates on an object, an image is formed on the retina which is then interpreted by the Brain as vision.

But Hyperopic patients usually have short eyeballs. As a result , images are formed behind the retina instead of been formed on the retina. resulting in blurry vision.

For such patients to have clear vision, they will require convex lenses to drag the image back into focus in the retina.

SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS: these includes Frontal Headache, difficulty seeing objects close to the eye,  tearing, occasional photophobia, narrow AC angle

TREATMENT: Treatment options includes use of convex lenses, LASIK surgery and finally use of contact lenses.

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