Hyperopia or farsightedness is due to the eye being too short, too weak, or a combination of the two. This causes light to be focused behind the retina rather than being brought to a sharp focus on the retina.

Hyperopes see better in the long distance, for example motorway signs, than for close work such as when reading a book. If they aren’t corrected they often experience headaches or eye strain, and when performing close tasks their eyes feel tired and struggle to focus.

It’s easy to tell from your prescription if you’re a hyperope. The sphere or SPH value will be positive (+), and the higher the number the more long-sighted you are.

Hyperopia can be corrected by glasses, contact lenses, or surgery. Of course, glasses are by far the coolest option! You’ll still need a back-up pair if you wear contact lenses, and may even need to wear a small prescription occasionally if you have refractive surgery.

If you’re considering either contact lenses for the first time or refractive surgery we’d recommend you speak to the optician who tested your eyes to see if you’re suitable.

If you’re moderately or very long-sighted you’ll benefit from thinner, flatter lenses as the center thickness of your lenses will be more prominent.

Our Gold package lenses are ideal for prescriptions where the + value of your SPH prescription is between +2.50 and +4.00. Between +4.00 and +6.00 we’d recommend our Platinum lenses, and for any prescriptions over that our Diamond lens package will be more suitable. Please note, the Diamond lens package is only available to order by calling our team of opticians. All our thinner lenses come with a tough, scratch-resistant anti-reflection coating and are 100% UVA/B blocking as standard.

If your prescription is over +5.00 we’ll need an accurate measurement of the distance between your pupils, often referred to as the PD. The link here will give you more information if your optician hasn’t already provided it for you.