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Hyperopia is a common vision disorder in which the eye has difficulty focusing on nearby objects clearly. It occurs when the eye's optical system focuses light behind the retina instead of directly on it. Hyperopia, also known as farsightedness or hypermetropia, can affect both children and adults. Hyperopia is one of the refractive errors of the eye. In a normal eye (emmetropia), light passes through the cornea and lens and is sharply focused on the retina, creating a clear image. However, in a