Corrective lenses and eye surgery are common treatments for those who are farsighted (have difficulty seeing close up). However, a new, noninvasive approach could soon be the preferred treatment and even make reading glasses obsolete.

The results of a new study were presented on Sunday at the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ESCRS) in Copenhagen. The research, which involved 766 patients who were an average age of 55, found that subjects had positive results after using special eyedrops, formulated to improve vision. The eye drops were developed by the late Dr. Jorge Benozzi, whose daughter, Dr. Giovanna Benozzi, now continues his work as the director of the Centre for Advanced Research for Presbyopia in Buenos Aires.

The drops contain pilocarpine, “a drug that const

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