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 ...

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 ...

Presbyopia is a visual defect which affects many people over 40 years old, including myself. As we cannot focus on close objects, we tend to rely on bifocal glasses. But with bifocals, the two parts ...

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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Older adults who wore progressive-addition lenses had the greatest fall rate. PALs wearers were two times more ...

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.

There’s a new high-tech eyeglass solution for dealing with the increased difficulty of focusing on up-close objects that comes with aging. PixelOptics’ emPower! eyeglasses — billed as the world’s only ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Many of us talk to patients with cataract about the opportunity to choose a “lifestyle” lens that offers them ...

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.

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 ...

Crap, stage 2 of getting older. I just got my new glasses today, and they don't seem right. However, it's not hard to find posts with people saying that there is a serious adjustment period for ...

Reading glasses are one of those annoyances that come with old age, but what if there was a way to integrate them into your normal eyewear — without dealing with the drawbacks of bifocals or no-line ...