A new report shows the benefit of wearing contact lenses for slowing myopia has a lasting effect -- good news since 50% of the world (5 billion people) will likely be nearsighted by 2050.

New research demonstrates that high-add multifocal contact lenses significantly slow myopia progression in children, with ...

Capping ten years of work to stem the tide of nearsightedness, David Berntsen, Golden-Golden Professor of Optometry and chair ...

Young nearsighted kids who wear bifocal contact lenses that slow uncoordinated eye growth do not lose the benefits of the ...

Fortunately, modern bookworms have come up with modern solutions. The e-reader with an E Ink display has existed for more than a decade. Currently, Amazon's Kindle is the most popular brand ...

As Americans continue to spend more time at home (often alone) on average, we collected some local, public spaces of connection by asking Seattle Times readers about their third places.

During her time at CNET, Kim Wong-Shing loved demystifying the world of wellness to make it accessible to any reader. She was also passionate about exploring the intersections of health ...

In June 2023, the Maharashtra government announced plans to convert popular bifocal courses in Mumbai into ...

With a gorgeous 7-inch ePaper screen, support for over 20 file formats including PDF, EPUB, MOBI, and TXT, and its own reading app, it's a worthy contender. This e-reader has full Android support ...

Thank you to all the readers who voted for the best restaurant in the Portland area. It was a close race with only 22 votes separating the top two finishers. And now that our readers have had ...

The future of e-readers is bright due to the latest advancements in e-paper and hardware technology. E-readers have evolved from singular-purpose book-reading devices and have changed consumers ...