Which term describes farsightedness?

• A. Presbyopia
• B. Hyperopia
• C. Myopia
• D. Astigmatism

Answer: (B)

Farsightedness happens when the eye doesn’t bend light enough, so the image forms behind the retina. That condition is called hyperopia. It often comes from a shorter eyeball or a flatter cornea, which means distant objects can come into focus more easily than near ones. People can sometimes compensate with accommodation, but this ability is limited and can decline with age. Presbyopia, while related to difficulty seeing up close, is age-related loss of near focus due to lens stiffening and is not the general term for farsightedness. The opposite problem is myopia, where light focuses in front of the retina, making distant objects blurry, and astigmatism involves irregular curvature causing blurred vision at all distances. So, the term that describes farsightedness is hyperopia.