At Site
for Sore Eyes Berkeley, we stay current on
the development of new technologies. When talking about high-tech glasses these
days, the first thing that comes to mind is most likely
Google Glass. What you may not know is that there are many different types of
high-tech glasses on the market.
The first of these is by Adlens® variable focus eyewear. The “Ad” stands for
“adjustable,” which describes these lenses perfectly. Their two most popular
lenses feature glass that is filled with liquid and cylindrical plastic knobs
(which are used to adjust the glasses). Turning the knobs allows for the power
to change by adjusting the pressure on a curved membrane. Although these
glasses may not be today’s most popular fashion, they have numerous advantages.
First, each lens can be changed independently of each other
for different prescriptions in each eye.
Second, they can be adjusted for different settings (tired eyes
sometimes need a little more help). One of the last and probably the greatest
advantage of Adlens® is that you can adjust them yourself, without the need of
an eye doctor. This is especially important in poorer countries. The concept of
Adlens® was inspired by the African state of Rwanda, which has a population of
over 10 million and only a handful of optometrists. Adlens® also partners with Vision for a Nation via the “Buy
One, Give One” initiative, and donates a pair of glasses to someone in the
developing world for every pair of glasses purchased.
For those in the medical profession, new glasses may help to
give doctors a “clearer view of veins and vasculature, bruising, cyanosis,
pallor, rashes, erythema, and other variations in blood O2 level,
and concentration.” These glasses are designed to enhance your ability to see
color changes that are created by O2Amp.
They currently have developed three lenses: Oxy-Iso, Hemo-Iso, and Oxy-Amp –
all designed to help doctors. O2Amp’s Oxy-Iso lenses also have an
unintended benefit: they help to cure red-green colorblindness. While the
glasses do not help all with colorblindness, they do help to amplify weak color
sensitivity. It is important for users to remember not wear these lenses while
driving, as yellow lights become nearly invisible.
Alas, the expertise of the staff at Site for Sore Eyes
Berkeley does not so much lie in “high-tech” eyewear. Prescription eyeglasses,
sunglasses, and contact lenses still help everyone see well. Be sure to still
schedule a yearly eye exam as well as keep up-to-date glasses and/or contact
lenses within reach and ready to wear.
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