The image is then sent to the brain through the optic nerve. In people with a refractive error, the shape of the eye doesn t allow light to bend or refract properly, causing images to be blurred. The shape of the eye is elongated and images focus in front of the retina.
Distant objects appear blurry while close objects are clear.
Close objects are blurred while distant objects are clear. Correcting Hyperopia Traditionally, refractive errors, such as hyperopia, are corrected with eyeglasses or contact lenses. First, doctors place some numbing drops in the eyes. As the patient focuses on a light, the doctor aims the laser at the eye. The treatment simultaneously zaps eight tiny spots of laser energy in a ring shape around the periphery of the cornea.