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 ...

Progressive lenses can feel like the “mystery box” of eyewear, we know they’re supposed to make life easier, but with so many ...

I used the "B" word, and was gently corrected: "They’re called ‘progressive lenses’ now. We don’t call them bifocals any more." I’ve known for a year that my first pair was coming, because reading the ...

As we get older, our eyes get worse. That’s just a fact of life. It is a rite of passage the first time you leave the eye doctor with a script for “progressive” lenses which are just fancy bifocals.

Many people face the challenges of nearsightedness (presbyopia), farsightedness (hyperopia) and perhaps worse, both conditions at once. While bifocal and trifocal lenses are typically prescribed for ...

A new study suggests that it may be possible to reduce the degree of myopia in children by using bifocal lens. Myopia, also known as short-sightedness, occurs when the eyeball becomes elongated, ...