Farsighted

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Farsighted:

A person who is farsighted has the abillity to see objects clearly far away but not see as clearly closeup. Farsightedness usually occurs naturally with the aging process.

Reviewed last on: 1/25/2008
Manju Subramanian, MD, Assistant Professor in Ophthalmology, Vitreoretinal Disease and Surgery, Boston University Eye Associates, Boston, MA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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