Hyperopia (farsightedness)

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In cases of hyperopia (farsightedness) also known as hypermetropia, the eyeball is shorter than it should be and the image converges behind the retina. These individuals can see distant objects clearly, but have difficulty with close objects.
A convex lens is used to correct this abnormality

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