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Eye Drops

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Help is at hand for people whose vision is worsening. An American pharmaceutical company called Allergan has developed eye drops that can treat an eye condition called presbyopia. This is when people's close-up vision starts getting blurred. It usually starts when people get into their 40s. It affects over a billion people around the globe. About 16 percent of these cannot afford eyeglasses or access to eye surgery. The new eye drops are called Vuity. Allergan called them "an innovative new prescription eye drop". It said Vuity is "the first and only FDA-approved eye drop to treat age-related Blurry Near Vision (presbyopia) in adults' '. It added they "may help patients with presbyopia see up close".

Presbyopia means it is difficult to see things up close. Sufferers need glasses or have to make the text on phone and computer screens bigger. On its website, Allergan stated that its eye drops could help people see three lines on an eye chart that would normally be blurred. It wrote: "In clinical studies where patients received one drop of Vuity in each eye once daily, this was measured by the proportion of patients achieving a 3-line gain or more reading a near-vision eye chart." The drops work by reducing the eye's pupil size. This helps people to focus on text and objects that are near them. A user who tested the eye drops said they helped him see smaller letters in focus.

מילים חדשות מהטקסט

  • Presbyopia /prezbiːˈəʊpiːə/ noun פרסביופיה

    the gradual loss of your eye's ability to focus on nearby objects.

    Most people suffer from presbyopia.

  • Innovative /ˈɪnəˌveɪtɪv/ adjective חדשני

    introducing or using new ideas or methods

    She is a creative and innovative young designer.

  • Prescription /prəˈskrɪpʃən/ noun מִרשָׁם

    a written message from a doctor that officially tells someone to use a medicine, therapy, etc.

    The drug is only sold with a prescription.

  • Blurred /blɜrd/ noun מטושטש

    something that you cannot see clearly

    I have blurred vision.

  • Proportion /prəˈpɔrʃən/ noun פּרוֹפּוֹרצִיָה

    an amount that is a part of a whole

    A high proportion of high school students enroll in college.

שאלות לשיחה

אין כאן תשובה נכונה — אלה שאלות לתרגול דיבור, לבד או מול מורה.

  1. How important is a perfect vision?
  2. What do you think of the new eye drops
  3. Do you spend too much time looking at screens?
  4. Would you prefer to wear glasses or contact lenses?
  5. Would you have surgery to improve your eyesight?

בדקו את עצמכם

3 שאלות. בחרו תשובה וקבלו בדיקה מיד.

  1. When do people usually start getting the condition?

  2. What do sufferers of the condition have to make bigger?

  3. What do the eye drops reduce the size of?

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