What is longsightedness?

Longsightedness, or farsightedness, is a vision problem that affects the ability to see close-up objects. People who are longsighted can usually see distant objects clearly, but nearby objects appear blurred.

How do members experience longsightedness?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with longsightedness*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for longsightedness*

Who has longsightedness on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 2
30s 13
40s 15
50s 13
60s 13
70+ 2

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 17
Female 39