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What Is The Treatment For Long Sightedness?

i have a genetic eye problem where i cant see letters, numbers or even people unless they are close to me. i have this problem for like 6 years. now i am starting to see a blue light 3 or 4 time a months, it lasts for less than a second but iam getting worried for my eye sight because its not getting better.
posted on Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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probably you are having hypermetropia. It must be present from your birth. you should under go eye examination specially refraction. this is corrected by giving plus lens. this is heriditary eye ball size you are born with. when the size is small the light rays focus behind retina. by giving plus lens and by giving plus lens the focusing is brought forward.
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What Is The Treatment For Long Sightedness?

probably you are having hypermetropia. It must be present from your birth. you should under go eye examination specially refraction. this is corrected by giving plus lens. this is heriditary eye ball size you are born with. when the size is small the light rays focus behind retina. by giving plus lens and by giving plus lens the focusing is brought forward.