Farsightedness (Hyperopia): Examination

A comprehensive clinical examination is the basis for selecting further diagnostic steps:

  • General physical examination – including blood pressure, pulse, body weight, height; furthermore:
    • Inspection (viewing).
      • Skin and mucous membranes
      • Eyes [burning eyes, conjunctivitis (inflammation of the conjunctiva)]
  • Ophthalmological examination
    • Examination of the eye with a slit lamp:
      • Determination of visual acuity and determination of refraction (examination of the refractive properties of the eye; measurement of farsightedness).
      • Stereoscopic findings of optic disc (area of the retina where the retinal nerve fibers gather and form the optic nerve after leaving the eyeball) and peripapillary nerve fiber layer [due topossible sequelae: acute angle-closure glaucoma (form of glaucoma in which an increase in intraocular pressure develops within a few hours with severe pain)].
  • Health check

Square brackets [ ] indicate possible pathological (pathological) physical findings.