In contrast to myopia, hyperopia occurs when the eye is too short for the power of its optical components. In hyperopia, the cornea is not steep enough and light rays hit the retina before they come into focus.
Distant objects appear blurred, and nearby objects are even more fuzzy.
Most farsighted individuals need corrective eyewear to see clearly at all distances. Optical abberations and decreased peripheral vision occur are likely to occur with large amounts of hyperopia. Contact lens correction reduces the optical problems that plague spectacle lenses, but they have their own unique problems including high-maintance care solutions, corneal warpage, corneal suffocation, corneal infections, and eyelid allergies. Currently, there is no reliable surgical procedure which consistently treats hyperopia. Past attempts at making diamond cuts into the cornea, similar to RK but in a hexagonal fashion, proved to have disasterous consequences.