AAAS: The special optician Eric Tremblay presented a unique contact lens that provides telescope vision to the user. The lens was revealed earlier this year at the annual conference of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), in San Jose, California.
According to the AAAS, the new Lenses, a more advanced model than the first one released in 2013. It's 1,55mm thick and features a very thin, reflective telescope, which allows the user to literally zoom in and out with the blink of an eye.
How does it work;
According to the research team, which includes researchers from the University of San Diego, California, Paragon Vision Sciences, Innovega, and Pacific Sciences and Engineering in addition to Tremblay (of the Swiss Federal School of Engineering in Lausanne) and Rockwell Collins, "Small interior mirrors reflect light around, expanding the perception of the size of objects - magnifying the view, and so it's like looking through a magnifying glass."
Correct. Telescopic vision.
Other important ones include permeability oxygenυ με την τοποθέτηση σε μικροσκοπικών καναλιών αέρα πλάτους περίπου 0,1 mm στην surface of the lens. The feature allows oxygen to circulate around and under the lens. Also, together with the lens, the "smart" glasses were developed, which will respond to the user's gestures, allowing him to change almost effortlessly from magnified to regular vision, by opening and closing the eyes.
In addition to possible military applications (the project was originally funded by the US government's research agency DARPA), this new technology can be applied to approximately 285 millions people around the world who have vision problems due to age-related macular degeneration (AMD).
AMD is one of the main causes of blindness in the elderly.
"We believe these lenses hold great promise for low vision caused by age-related macular degeneration. At this point we are still in the research stage, but we are optimistic that one will eventually happen real choice for people with AMD,” said Tremblay.
