bifocals

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Autofocus lenses could help people who struggle with varifocals or bifocals, says Paramdeep Bilkhu, clinical adviser at the College of Optometrists.

From BBC • Jul. 10, 2025

Mr. Barker, his bifocals sliding down on his nose, stood at the dais at the front of the House chamber.

From New York Times • Nov. 20, 2022

Eventually, advocates predict the hearing aid market will resemble eye care, where consumers can choose between drugstore reading glasses or prescription bifocals.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 16, 2022

Among his inventions, which he refused to patent, are the lightning rod, bifocals, the Franklin stove and even the eerie-sounding armonica – a musical instrument that used an array of glass bowls.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2022

The sergeant looked at the wan figure before him, at the watery pink eyes behind the bifocals, at the dry lips through the white goatee.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole