If you are over age 40, you are either wearing bifocals or squinting to read this print. On this day in 1785, Benjamin Franklin invented bifocals, a fixture that has been a part of my life over four ...

Aims To evaluate the functional effect of bilateral implantation of two different multifocal intraocular lenses (IOL) compared with the standard monofocal IOL. Methods Sixty-nine patients were ...

Children with an annual myopia progression of at least 0.50 dioptres (D) may benefit from bifocal spectacles, according to the results of a randomized controlled trial. While traditional bifocals ...

Kids suffering from nearsightedness can slow the progression of their myopia by using soft bifocal contact lenses, a new trial shows. Bifocal contacts with a powerful corrective prescription slowed ...

Having trouble with his reading, the author went to an oculist who prescribed bifocals. They have not only restored his pleasure in reading, but have made it a kind of adventure. He has found himself ...

Electronics have become a ubiquitous part of fitness and recreation. You use a GPS to navigate and track your speed, distance and vertical. You use a heart rate monitor to measure your calories burned ...

Bespectacled Americans who rely on bifocal or progressive lenses may soon get a new view on life. This June, PixelOptics of Roanoke, Va., plans to introduce a line of electronic eyeglasses, called ...