Longsightedness

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.

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Top treatments taken by people for longsightedness*

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Who has longsightedness on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 1
20s 2
30s 14
40s 14
50s 13
60s 15
70+ 2

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 19
Female 39
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