Something Interesting - DIY Refractions

[Jacqui]

Found this while cruising the MIT website. Could be extremely handy in the Third World. This and a set of trial lenses and frame, and.....

http://web.media.mit.edu/~pamplona/NETRA/

:cheers:

[Johns]

Found this while cruising the MIT website. Could be extremely handy in the Third World. [/url]

Yes, like Detroit, Cleveland, Galveston, Philadelphia...

[cleyes]

Who gets blamed for the redo? It'll be an interesting glasses check!!!

[josh21barnes]

Very useful but I think people in the 3rd world still cant afford this kind of phones.
Just by the looks of this phone, only businessmen and rich kids can buy this.
But for those people who could not even pay to medicate their eyes, this is not a solution for them.

[Geirskogul]

Looks like promising technology. The hardware has already been here for a long time, but they've come up with good software, and that's the important part.

[cleyes]

Interesting questions occur: I someone brings you the results of this, does it constitute an Rx, and can you fill it?

[drk]

Uh, no.

[Geirskogul]

Uh, no.

It's not for places like the US, Canada, etc. It's for third-world countries, or areas where eye examinations are all but impossible. I see no problem making glasses from this if it's in an area where there are no eye doctors, and that's where this comes into play.

Pull the stick out of your collective butts; this is a cool bit of software, and I give the kids at MIT kudos for creating it. Very innovative.

[cleyes]

Uh, no.

Oh dear, what's a DIYer to do?

[cleyes]

It's not for places like the US, Canada, etc. It's for third-world countries, or areas where eye examinations are all but impossible. I see no problem making glasses from this if it's in an area where there are no eye doctors, and that's where this comes into play.

Pull the stick out of your collective butts; this is a cool bit of software, and I give the kids at MIT kudos for creating it. Very innovative.

For every wonderful new technology there will be misuse & exploitation, just exploring the possibilities with tongue firmly planted in cheek. Lighten up! I think this has serious applications here in the US.....portable refracting ability for housebound, bedbound, nursing homes along with all the other portable instruments .

[Geirskogul]

If we expored every technology and idea with tongue "firmly planted in cheek," then we'd still be ruled by kings using our sanctioned and allocated horse carts to go to our job doing hand-calculations for the sailboat shipments and fishead salesmen, y'know?

[cleyes]

:hammer: UNCLE!!!!!! :hammer:

[Johns]

I think that it might have a serious application, but without out the 8 frame FezzJohns starter kit, the mini bell curve selection of spherical lenses, and the attachment that converts your kitchen blender into an edger, it's pretty useless.

[IMLeyes]

I just scanned the link. I am curious as to how accurate the gadget is...I wonder if it overminuses since the individual is looking into a small device.

[optilady1]

I think that it might have a serious application, but without out the 8 frame FezzJohns starter kit, the mini bell curve selection of spherical lenses, and the attachment that converts your kitchen blender into an edger, it's pretty useless.

Thank you Johns. The blender bit got the first laugh out of me this morning.

[Johns]

Thank you Johns. The blender bit got the first laugh out of me this morning.

Well, my wife wasn't too amused. She's still picking pieces of polycarb out of her pineapple smoothie!:bbg:

[DragonLensmanWV]

Well, my wife wasn't too amused. She's still picking pieces of polycarb out of her pineapple smoothie!:bbg:

What in the world are you doing using poly? Everyone knows Trivex blends better!:bbg::bbg:

[Fezz]

She's still picking pieces of polycarb out of her pineapple smoothie!:bbg:

You mean to tell me that I should have picked them out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm going to have a really "ROUGH" afternoon!


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[Fezz]

Found this while cruising the MIT website.

You need a better hobby Jacqui!!

Heck, I can't even spell AmEYETEE!

[optilady1]

You mean to tell me that I should have picked them out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm going to have a really "ROUGH" afternoon!


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fiber is good Fezz.

[optical24/7]

Interesting questions occur: I someone brings you the results of this, does it constitute an Rx, and can you fill it?

Uh, no.

It is an interesting question and answer. Since on-liners;

* Do not verify if an Rx has expired.

* Do not call the prescribing doctors office to verify accuracy.

* Allows the consumer to enter their own info (aka supply the entire Rx info including PD)

What (other than ethics) keeps me or any other optical from directing my *clients* to my website to enter *their* new Rx?

Heck, even one-eight-hundred is required to verify the CL Rx with the prescriber. (yes, I know what a joke that is, different discussion.)

[hare]

I think that it might have a serious application, but without out the 8 frame FezzJohns starter kit, the mini bell curve selection of spherical lenses, and the attachment that converts your kitchen blender into an edger, it's pretty useless.

Well I don't think so that its pretty useless... because I also using the kitchen blender and It solves a various of problems...anyhow I am afraid why you get a bore from kitchen blender...

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