According to the December 29th edition of the Guardian,
British native Josh Silver, a former Oxford professor of physics, has invented a pair of water-lensed eyeglasses.
Silver's glasses function based on the principle that the fatter the lense of an eyeglass the stronger its perscription is. The frame is made of a durable plastic and the individual lenses are clear fluid -filled sacs each of which is attached to a syringe at the tip of each earpiece.
The simple design of each pair of spectacles ensures that anyone can customize their glasses to their specific perscription. To adjust the power of the lenses the wearer manipulates a dial that reduces or adds to the fluid in each membrane. Satisfied with the strength of the lenses the wearer twists a small screw and seals each membrane. Then the syringe is removed.
One of the many advantages of these types of glasses is their ability to be mass- produced rather than each pair of specs being meticuously designed with one perscription in mind. While the one-size fits all might not be the most fashionable to those used to Vera Wang or Gucchi, they are well received for those Silver originally had in mind: people of developing nations suffering from poor eyesight but are unable to afford eye glasses.
What this would mean for those in the developing nations around the world?
According to Silver it would be a gigantic improvement, literact rated would increase greatly, fisherman would be able to mend their nets and become again part of the work force.
A retired tailor that Silver met up with named Henry Adjei-Mensah , whose deteriorated eyesight forced him into early retirement , had his eyesight restored by Silver's revolutionary eyeglasses.
Over 30,000 of these extrordinary eyeglasses have been distributed , and Silver's estimated goal: 100 million pairs.
Silver's glasses function based on the principle that the fatter the lense of an eyeglass the stronger its perscription is. The frame is made of a durable plastic and the individual lenses are clear fluid -filled sacs each of which is attached to a syringe at the tip of each earpiece.
The simple design of each pair of spectacles ensures that anyone can customize their glasses to their specific perscription. To adjust the power of the lenses the wearer manipulates a dial that reduces or adds to the fluid in each membrane. Satisfied with the strength of the lenses the wearer twists a small screw and seals each membrane. Then the syringe is removed.
One of the many advantages of these types of glasses is their ability to be mass- produced rather than each pair of specs being meticuously designed with one perscription in mind. While the one-size fits all might not be the most fashionable to those used to Vera Wang or Gucchi, they are well received for those Silver originally had in mind: people of developing nations suffering from poor eyesight but are unable to afford eye glasses.
What this would mean for those in the developing nations around the world?
According to Silver it would be a gigantic improvement, literact rated would increase greatly, fisherman would be able to mend their nets and become again part of the work force.
A retired tailor that Silver met up with named Henry Adjei-Mensah , whose deteriorated eyesight forced him into early retirement , had his eyesight restored by Silver's revolutionary eyeglasses.
Over 30,000 of these extrordinary eyeglasses have been distributed , and Silver's estimated goal: 100 million pairs.
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