If you have a higher degree of nearsightedness or astigmatism you should probably wait until you are 21. As a person with hyperopia you have several options available to you to enhance your current vision. Hyperopia has proven to be more difficult to treat surgically compared to myopia. There is virtually no central haze or scar formation. Eyedrops can usually be discontinued after one week.
Stability occurs fast, usually one to three months.
Very quick recovery of vision. There is very little pain postoperatively, in the majority of cases. 6.00 diopters Farsightedness, or hyperopia as it is medically termed, is the ability to clearly see objects at a distance but not those up close. In mild cases of farsightedness, your eyes may have been able to compensate without corrective lenses. A person with hyperopia is able to see objects at a distance, but has trouble with close objects like books or newspapers.