The term "20/20 vision" refers to how sharp your eyes are when you look at a standard eye chart (Snellen chart) from a distance of 20 feet (or 6 meters)—depending on where you live. In the United ...

The standard eye chart only covers letters and numbers, but athletes need above average vision to track balls hurtling toward them at alarming speeds. To test those special skills, a University of ...

One would think that having normal 20/20 vision is due mainly to the anatomical characteristics of the eye. According to a new study, however, tiny eye movements play a large role – and the findings ...

Video games that contain high levels of action, such as Unreal Tournament, can actually improve your vision. Researchers at the University of Rochester have shown that people who played action video ...