Farsightedness is a common vision condition in which you can see distant objects clearly, but objects nearby may be blurry. The degree of your farsightedness influences your focusing ability.
Patient question: A scientific explanation for why we rarely see obvious things –they are too close to us, and it is hard to focus. Possibly this is not news?

Farsightedness (hyperopia) is a refractive error. This is when the eye does not refract—or bend—light properly.
Patient question: Please provide more details on “refractive error.” It sounds either fun or ominous since so few people bend properly, let alone voluntarily, to the light.

Farsightedness is a condition that causes blurry vision when looking at things up close (like words in a book) …Eyeglasses, contact lenses and surgery can ease your discomfort. An eye care provider will help you decide what’s best for your need.
Patient question: Hmm. Do you remember when a “provider” has ever helped decide what is “best for your needs?” Nonetheless, someone else knowing what is best for you is a thing devoutly to be desired. And then there is the line about the book – aren’t the words in books designed to be blurry?

Farsightedness is the result of the visual image being focused behind the retina rather than directly on it. It may be caused by the eyeball being too small…
Patient question: Finally, a clear expert opinion – some peoples’ eyeballs are “too small.” Maybe mine? This is a comforting thought since it cannot be fixed, which is all the better.

Mercenary? No, I’m only farsighted. Though perhaps that is merely a synonym for mercenary. At least, people who were not as farsighted as I will call it that.

Maybe I’m just farsighted. The further away something is, the better I see it, but once it gets close, I lose sight of it.

I am very short-sighted, and if I don’t like a situation, I take my glasses off.