Farsighted children have an easier time seeing far away objects than near-point details. It is caused by the eye being too short or the cornea/lens power being too weak (curvature/thickness). A farsighted child must exert extra focusing power in order to see clearly. He does this by using the focusing muscles that are normally just used to focus up-close. He must then focus even harder to see a near-point target. Farsightedness has been closely linked to developmental delays, difficulty with learning, and increased risk for developing a number of binocular vision disorders. These children almost always pass vision screenings. Farsightedness is best detected by doing a dilated (or cycloplegic) refraction.
Five years I’ve been teaching my son to read.
It took three years for him to learn the letter sounds,
And whatever incremental progress we’ve made since then
Has been painfully, painfully slow.
We drove six hours for an eye exam:
Significantly far-sighted.
He’s been working at least three times harder than he should have had to.
But once he gets glasses,
His ability will spring forward.
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