Thursday, 29 September 2011

Smartphone App Can Delay Need for Reading Glasses, Scientists Claim

TEL AVIV –  A new smartphone app developed by scientists in Tel Aviv could delay the need for reading glasses in older people by training the mind to process blurred images, researchers said Thursday.
The app, called GlassesOff, can help people read without glasses even when their eyesight begins to deteriorate, according to its developers.
As people age, their eyes lose their focusing power and images sent to the brain's visual cortex are unfocused. The processing is also slow and

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