New research demonstrated that special eye drops allowed patients to read extra lines on an eyesight chart for up to two ...

The Jaeger chart was designed to test near vision acuity. Eduard Jaeger von Jaxtthal (1818–1884) was an Austrian ophthalmologist and a professor at the University of Vienna who, in the 1850s, made ...

Corrective lenses and eye surgery are common treatments for those who are farsighted (have difficulty seeing close up). However, a new, noninvasive approach could soon be the preferred treatment and ...

They carried out a retrospective study on 766 patients and found the majority could read an extra two, three or more lines on a vision test called a Jaeger chart after using specially formulated eye ...