Glasses may aid aging eyes
Up to $32 million from Boston Health to assist PixelOptics
ROANOKE -- A San Diego banking firm is investing up to $32 million in Roanoke's PixelOptics Inc. to help the company develop auto-focus eyeglasses to remedy a form of farsightedness common among those 45 and older ...
Presbyopia is considered a natural part of aging. One of the first symptoms is the inability to read fine print. The [computer] microchip controlled eyeglasses use a range finder and the wearer's head tilt to automatically bring nearby objects into focus ...
PixelOptics is a spin-off of Roanoke's Egg Factory, a technology company that seeks innovative ideas to commercialize. PixelOptics holds nine patents on the lens and expects to receive four more. Blum said the company will develop and manufacture the eyeglasses in Roanoke, but he declined to say when the product would be commercially available. Eventually, he added, the company will have a West Coast presence and one in Europe.
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The PixelOptics management team involves some key personnel from the group that invented the J&J Definity "dual add" PAL (progressive lens), now an Essilor product.
PixelOptics has also received $3.5 million from the Defense Department for "SuperVision" technology development, as reported in a recent edition of Vision Monday.
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