Researchers are testing cutting-edge treatments for people who want to see up close without reading glasses and finding promising results, according to studies presented in October in Cicago at AAO 2016, the 120th annual meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology. A new method that uses lasers to reshape a small part of the cornea,… Continue reading Treatments May Help People with Aging Eyes See up Close Without Reading Glasses
Tag: presbyopia
The End Is in Sight for Reading Glasses
As people age, the lenses in the eyes lose flexibility and elasticity. This leads to a condition known as presbyopia, which is common in people over 45 years old and can require optical aids, such as reading glasses or magnifying glasses. Now Devesh Mistry, a postgraduate research student in the School of Physics and Astronomy… Continue reading The End Is in Sight for Reading Glasses
The Brain Works as a “Cyclops”
Although the eyes differ in their optical properties, the visual system calibrates itself. Research performed by the Spanish National Research Council has discovered that when each eye separately has a different level of blur, the brain uses the image projected through the less aberrated eye as the reference for sharpness. The study was published in… Continue reading The Brain Works as a “Cyclops”
Is It Time for Bifocals?
Presbyopia, the gradual loss of the eye’s ability to focus on objects up close, is a common and even inevitable part of aging. According to the National Eye Institute, it affects both nearsighted and farsighted people. But, the NEI adds, those who do a lot of close visual work, such as working with a computer… Continue reading Is It Time for Bifocals?