Myopia or Hyperopia

Are you short-sighted or long-sighted? What is the difference? If you suffer from blurred vision you may be affected by these common vision conditions. We review the symptoms and explain how they can be easily corrected.


• Myopia
• Hyperopia

Myopia (Short Sightedness)

Myopia (short sighted vision)
Myopia (short sighted vision)
Corrected Vision
Corrected Vision






















What is Myopia?

If you are short sighted you will have trouble seeing objects at a distance. Your vision is clear up close, sometimes up to just centimetres or metres away. But beyond that, objects become fuzzy or out of focus. This may affect you when you are driving, at the gym, playing sports or even trying to recognize someone at a distance.

How can Myopia be corrected?

Most short sightedness can be corrected with ACUVUE® brand contact lenses including:

• 1•DAY ACUVUE® TruEye® (daily disposable lenses)
• ACUVUE® OASYS™ with HYDRACLEAR® Plus (reusable lenses)

Contact lenses for myopia are concave, or thinner at the centre than at the edges. This helps to direct light away from the centre of the lens and move the focal point of the light back so it reaches the retina.

Do you have Myopia?

Our simple snellen test is simple enough to try at home.

The Snellen test is the best-known vision test. It uses a chart with different sizes of letters to evaluate how accurately you can see from a distance.

Take the Snellen test.


Hyperopia (Long Sightedness)

Farsighted Vision
Farsighted Vision
Corrected Vision
Corrected Vision






















What is Hyperopia?

If you are long sighted you can see objects clearly at a distance, but find it hard or impossible to focus up close. In severe cases, it takes constant effort to focus on objects at all distances. Hyperopia (long sightedness) can interfere with day-to-day tasks such as reading and writing.

How can Hyperopia be corrected?

Most long sightedness can be corrected with ACUVUE® brand contact lenses including:

• 1•DAY ACUVUE® MOIST® (daily disposable lenses)
• ACUVUE® OASYS™ with HYDRACLEAR® Plus (reusable lenses)

Contact lenses for hyperopia are thicker at the centre and thinner at the edges. They bend the light toward the centre and move the focal point forward so that light is focused on, rather than behind, the retina.

Do you have Hyperopia?

Our simple near vision test is simple enough to try at home.

This test measures your ability to read and see objects close up (within arm's distance of your body). This test is important if you have hyperopia or presbyopia.

Take the near vision test.



ACUVUE® range of products to correct Myopia or Hyperopia

Daily Disposable

1•DAY ACUVUE® TruEye™

1•DAY ACUVUE® TruEye™

Modern living can take a toll on the health of your eyes. NEW 1•DAY ACUVUE® TruEye™ Brand Contact Lenses are the daily disposable contact lenses specially designed for the demands of the city and the health of your eyes.

1•DAY ACUVUE® MOIST®

1•DAY ACUVUE® MOIST®

Wouldn’t it be great if you could enjoy that moist and fresh feeling of a new lens even at the end of the day? You can with 1•DAY ACUVUE® MOIST® Brand Contact Lenses which combine freedom and long lasting comfort with the convenience of a daily disposable.

Reusable

ACUVUE® ADVANCE® with HYDRACLEAR®

ACUVUE® OASYS™ with HYDRACLEAR® Plus

Experience life, not your lenses. Life is full of so many wonderful moments. Wouldn’t it be great if you could enjoy them all with contact lenses so comfortable, it feels like wearing no lenses at all?

ACUVUE® ADVANCE® with HYDRACLEAR®

ACUVUE® ADVANCE® with HYDRACLEAR®

Want to wear lenses, but concerned they’ll be uncomfortable or difficult to insert and remove? ACUVUE® ADVANCE® Brand Contact Lenses with HYDRACLEAR® are soft, flexible, easy to handle and provide exceptional long lasting comfort.

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