What is the meaning of hyperopia in children

If a child has hyperopia, it means that the child has a refractive problem in the eye. Refractive error is a very common eye disease in ophthalmology clinics. Refractive error mainly includes myopia and astigmatism, so if a child has hyperopia, the child’s vision should also be carefully checked and a comprehensive optometry should be done to clarify the degree of hyperopia in children, and then glasses should be prescribed to correct the child’s vision. Most children with low or moderate hyperopia can be fitted with appropriate glasses to correct their vision depending on the situation. However, children with high hyperopia should be carefully examined, because high hyperopia may lead to amblyopia, or even to a moderate internal strabismus in some children. In this case, in addition to the active prescription of glasses to correct the patient’s vision, amblyopia and strabismus should be actively treated, and it should be noted that regular checkups should be conducted during the treatment period to detect changes in the child’s farsightedness and adjust the glasses.