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Adjustable Liquid-Filled Lenses Provide Vision to the Developing World

by , 07/14/10
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adaptive eyewear, glasses, design for health, adjustable lenses, adlens, humanitarian design

Today over 1 billion people around the world need — but lack — access to eyeglasses. Seeking to provide for this need, Adlens has created a set of specs affixed with fluid-filled lenses whose magnification can be adjusted with just a simple turn of the dial! A clever design for health and well being, the ingenious lens could prove to be particularly useful in the developing world, where resources for vision care are scarce or priced beyond the means of individuals.

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5 Responses to “Adjustable Liquid-Filled Lenses Provide Vision to the Developing World”

  1. [...] of attention. The Tulipe Pot was inspired by King’s grandfather, who’s progressive vision loss kept him from easily checking on how his beloved plants were doing. So to remedy his fear of [...]

  2. nuritnoy nuritnoy says:

    please let me know the price and where to purchase the Adjustable Liquid-Filled Lenses.
    Why do you define it for the developing world? can it help others>
    Nurit Neustadt – nuritnoy@macam.ac.il

  3. ujjwal ujjwal says:

    from where i could get the adlens?
    are these lens durable & economically feasiale?

  4. Ubirajara Ubirajara says:

    Would like information on how to purchase one of these glasses. Ubirajara
    mainier@gmail.com

  5. ubirajara ubirajara says:

    Would like information on how to purchase one of these glasses. Ubirajara

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