Mathews Journal of Ophthalmology

2474-6932

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Reading Glasses to Prevent Myopia

Peter R Greene1 ,Otis S Brown2 ,Vladimir Medved3,Zachary W Grill4

1B.G.K.T. Consulting Ltd. Bioengineering Huntington, New York.

2Optics, C & O Research Waynesboro, Penn.

3Faculty of Kinesiology, Electrical Engineering & Computing, University of Zagreb, Croatia.

4Psychology Temple University Philadelphia, Penn.

Corresponding Author: Peter R Greene, B.G.K.T. Consulting Ltd. Bioengineering Huntington, New York, 11743, Tel: +1 631 935 56 66; E-Mail[email protected]

Received Date: 29 Oct 2016   
Accepted Date:
 02 Nov 2016    
Published Date: 15 Nov 2016

Copyright © 2016 Greene PR

Citation: Greene PR, Brown OS, Medved V and Grill ZW. (2016). Reading Glasses to Prevent Myopia. Mathews J Ophthalmol. 1(2): 008.

 
ABSTRACT

Preliminary experimental design using reading glasses at the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis are discussed. The conclusion is that (+) add lenses, used as reading glasses during study, can prevent the development of myopia for college students in pilot training.

KEYWORDS

Progressive Myopia; Reading Glasses; Bifocals; Progressive Add Lenses (PALS); Refraction; Myopia Prevention; Diopters.


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