IXI, a startup based in Finland, has developed glasses that can automatically adjust the focus of the lens based on what ...

OXFORD, England — Joshua Silver remembers the first day he helped a man see. Henry Adjei-Mensah, a tailor in Ghana, could no longer see well enough to thread the needle of his sewing machine. He was ...

OXFORD, England -- Joshua Silver, a lifelong tinkerer, was fiddling around one day with a cheap, water-filled lens he'd built as an optics experiment when he noticed something interesting. By adding ...

If your glasses need serious adjustment, take them to a professional, but there’s a lot you can do to make yours more comfortable at home. Maybe they rest a little too low on your nose, or they pinch ...

The challenge of truly helping the poor of the developing world can often appear daunting which is where one far-seeing doctor comes in. More than one in three people in the United States wears ...

Members of the editorial and news staff of the Los Angeles magazine and the Engine Vision Media Network were not involved in the creation of this content. Adjusting to a new pair of prescription ...

ATLANTA - Optometrist Janelle Davison of Brilliant Eyes Vision Center in Smyrna prides herself on helping her patients find the right fit when it comes to glasses. "So, comfort is important," Dr.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with retired Oxford University professor Joshua Silver, who has developed inexpensive self-adjusting eyeglasses for use in underdeveloped countries. Joshua Silver wants to ...