Gamechanging eye drops could replace reading glasses, study finds
Ophthalmologists are hailing drops as a potential game-changer for individuals suffering from age-related eye conditions like blurred vision
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JJ Shavit
- Oct 13
First-ever eye drops could replace reading glasses, study finds
Local ophthalmologists are hailing Vuity as a potential game-changer for individuals suffering from Presbyopia an age-related eye condition
JJ Shavit
- Aug 29
Groundbreaking study documents the positive effects reading has on kids
A groundbreaking study now offers a compelling overview of the profound impact of reading on children's happiness and problem-solving.
JJ Shavit
- Aug 28
These 2 activities can help you raise smarter kids, study finds
Neuroscientists from the University of Eastern Finland delved into a comprehensive two-year investigation involving 504 children.
JJ Shavit
- May 29
Breakthrough eye drops may reduce the need for reading glasses
Drops are a potential game-changer for individuals suffering from Presbyopia - an age-related eye condition that results in blurred vision.
JJ Shavit
- May 27
Eye movements reveal how children and adults read and process information, study finds
Skilled readers are known to extract information not only from the word they are looking at but from the one directly following it.
JJ Shavit
- Feb 28
Life-altering eye drops can replace reading glasses, researchers find
VUITY has shown promising results in improving near vision in individuals without causing any serious adverse events.
JJ Shavit
- Jan 28
Life-changing eye drops can replace reading glasses, researchers find
Within 15 minutes you can see your computer, you can see your phone so you can really improve the range of vision. I think it is huge.
JJ Shavit
- Dec 28, 2022
Life-changing eye drops can replace reading glasses, researchers find
Presbyopia is a common and progressive eye condition that reduces the eye's ability to focus on near objects and impacts people after age 40
JJ Shavit
- Nov 28, 2022
Life-changing eye drops can replace reading glasses, new study finds
"There are many kinds of this medicine in trials, but this is the first to be approved," she said. "It is pretty remarkable."
JJ Shavit
- Jan 26, 2022
Digital Braille speaker communicates using mid-air pulses
Researchers have developed a digital-age speaker system that permits the blind to read Braille using ultrasound waves in mid-air.
JJ Shavit
- Jan 18, 2022
Improving reading skills through action video games
An Italian-Swiss team demonstrates children reading skills can be improved through a novel child-friendly action video game.
JJ Shavit
- Nov 1, 2021
Sixth-grader receives $10,000 from Katy Perry for ‘Race to Kindness’ project
An 11-year-old Mansfield student, who began a campaign called “Race to Kindness,” received $10,000 from singer Katy Perry.
JJ Shavit
- Oct 15, 2021
Building Confidence: Barbershop pays kids to read aloud while getting their hair cut
At a Pennsylvania barbershop, kids are getting more confident by getting paid to read out loud while getting their hair cut.
JJ Shavit
- Aug 10, 2021
Texas boy on a mission to donate 500,000 books by the end of the month
Orion Jean is 10-year-old boy on a mission. Before the end of the month, he wants to donate 500,000 books to children in Fort-Worth Texas.
JJ Shavit
- Jul 10, 2021
Handwriting beats typing and watching videos for learning to read
Though writing by hand is being eclipsed by the ease of computers, a new study finds we shouldn't be so quick to throw away pencil and paper
JJ Shavit
- Jun 23, 2021
New Kentucky sweepstakes awards children $1,000 to encourage summer reading
Programming, materials, and activities for elementary-aged children should be a core part of every library’s offerings year-round.
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