Eyedrops Could Help You Ditch Reading Glasses

A recent study describes eyedrops that can correct presbyopia.

By Laird Harrison
Mar 9, 2016 12:00 AMMay 23, 2019 2:54 PM

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Almost everyone loses the ability to see nearby objects as they age, a condition called presbyopia. But a study published last year in the journal Eye & Contact Lens describes eyedrops that can correct this type of vision loss without glasses or contact lenses. “This brings everything into focus, both distant and near,” says the drug’s inventor, Herbert Kaufman of Sarasota, Fla.

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