Topic: Bifocals

2 chapters across the catalog

Bondpocalypse
Episode 486 3:03 - 5:20

486: Bondpocalypse

Monitor Focal Points, Custom Computer Glasses

An aside regarding the difficulty of finding the correct focal point for computer monitors while wearing glasses. Suggestions are made for obtaining custom-made glasses specifically for monitor distances rather than standard driving or reading prescriptions.

The Digital Drug Menace
Episode 217 1:59:07 - 2:05:40

217: The Digital Drug Menace

Myopia Causes and Eye Exercise Theories

New research suggests that the rise in myopia is linked to lifestyle factors such as close-up work and screen time rather than purely genetics. A study from the Berkeley School of Optometry found that bifocal contact lenses can significantly reduce the progression of nearsightedness in children. The hosts discuss alternative "crackpot" theories involving eye exercises to reshape the eyeball and maintain 20/20 vision without corrective lenses.