Nearly one third of Down's syndrome children who wear bifocal lenses to help them focus accurately may only need to wear them for two years, according to new research. Nearly one third of Down's ...

That makes them a far cry from old fashioned bifocals, which are eyeglasses with two different prescriptions in the same lens that are clearly separated by a seam, or progressive glasses (also called ...

THURSDAY, June 9, 2016 -- Wearing bifocals or progressive lenses may cause visual blurring. And that puts older people at risk of making a misstep and falling, researchers say. The effects of blurry ...

If you need different pairs of glasses for seeing different things (say, reading vs. distance) or wear bifocals or progressive lenses, the future is looking bright: Someone has invented a pair of ...

Benjamin Franklin is generally credited with the invention of bifocals, and the basic technology hasn't much changed for 300 years. Traditional bifocal eyeglasses all basically have a lens that's ...

Many adults find once they reach the age of 40 or so that they start to develop what is known as presbyopia. This is when objects that are close to the eyes become less distinct and the eyes need help ...

The results of a new clinical trial may provide more hope for children with myopia, commonly known as nearsightedness. The study found that kids as young as 7 who regularly wore powerful bifocal ...

HOUSTON, June 5, 2012 – Research by an optometrist at the University of Houston (UH) supports the continued investigation of optical treatments that attempt to slow the progression of nearsightedness ...

A layer of transparent LCD creates bifocals you can turn on and off electronically. Move over Ben Franklin, we finally have a replacement for bifocals. Virginia-based Pixel Optics has developed a ...