Was it ever brought to your attention that three out of ten people are using incorrect vision focus corrective glasses? Despite the fact that current research has shown that wearing visionfocus ...

NEW YORK – For many children in poor nations, a simple pair of glasses can be out of reach. But a new study suggests relatively cheap specs that people can adjust themselves hold some promise. The ...

For huge numbers of people in the developing world, access to eye-care professionals is scarce and any form of spectacles can be too expensive. In this podcast, physicist Josh Silver talks about a new ...

Researchers have developed new self-adjustable spectacles that can be focused by the wearer himself by simply turning a dial on the frame. Researchers have developed new self-adjustable spectacles ...

Think about what life would be like if you needed glasses and you didn’t have them. You would struggle to study in school, you would be hampered in your work, and much else besides. So, consider the ...

A plan to distribute self-adjustable glasses to children in rural China could not only improve their vision, but also lead to better learning outcomes. A study of 379 schoolchildren in Guangzhou, the ...

THOUSANDS of Rwandans could be helped to see using adjustable glasses conceived and developed in Oxford. Charity Vision For A Nation has been given £250,000 by the UK’s Department for International ...

Last month, we talked about the transition from George W. Bush to Barack Obama and what it might signify for biotech policy: a shift from a conservative interest in technological frontiers to a ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - For many children in poor nations, a simple pair of glasses can be out of reach. But a new study suggests relatively cheap specs that people can adjust themselves hold some ...

The study, reported in the journal Ophthalmology, looked at the usefulness of “self-refracting” glasses for adolescents with vision problems, mostly nearsightedness. The glasses are designed so that ...

NEW YORK, Jan 28 (bdnews24.com/Reuters) - For many children in poor nations, a simple pair of glasses can be out of reach. But a new study suggests relatively cheap ...