Taking lutein for farsightedness usually doesn’t work.
Hyperopia is a refractive error, which means that parallel rays of light passing through the refractive medium are imaged behind the retina, but not able to be imaged on the retina.
No effective clinical treatment for hyperopia, including lutein therapy, has been found. Most hyperopic patients need to wear glasses to correct their vision if their daily life is affected by discomfort such as blurred vision and visual fatigue, or if they suffer from amblyopia or other pathologies caused by hyperopia.
Oral lutein can relieve visual fatigue and prevent macular degeneration, but it cannot treat refractive errors.
Once hyperopia is detected, patients are advised to go to the hospital for a detailed examination and wear glasses of appropriate prescription if necessary.