That actually looks like a doomsday clock for all glasses.
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Were progressive lenses the end of Flat Tops?
..............and maybe they will install it right into the eye after the cataract is removed.
Remember empower by pixel?
Cool
Originally Posted by chaoticneutral
Not Really. There will be different brands and claims about one being better...blah....blah....blah
90% of everything is crap...except for crap, because crap is 100% crap
I wasn't impressed until the part about putting you Rx in via smartphone. You could change your Rx everyday or switch back and forth from Pal (Empower I know...) but I think about people like diabetics that could really benefit from being able to tweak their eyes to match whatever fluctuation they might be going trough. It's certainly not the end of glasses, but I think there is a place in the world for this tech.
Have I told you today how much I hate poly?
I think most people will get fustrated that you have to charge them, If you forget to plug it in the charger and the glasses battery is depleted when you need them youre stuck without your glasses and that would put a delay on your whole day.
Quince, after giving it some thought when reading your your astute glimpse into the potential demand, I'm less impressed with the whole idea. I try to deter uncontrolled diabetics from sinking real money into specs until after their Diabetes is under control. With this potential tech, the raging diabetic has less incentive to get the diet and medication under control. All this in addition to the DIYers who will simply make up their own Rx's instead of going to an eye doctor. This is a disservice not just to the neurotic tweakers who think they self-refract better than their doc, but the general population who needs eye docs to be the gatekeepers for the sake of ocular health.
I agree with you it has possibilities in a world still safeguarding good medical care--but I hope it stays big, clunky, ugly, and expensive so it's not a detriment to population health with naught but a quick & easy hack.
Agreed
I appreciate the feedback. Diabetes is something I do not claim to have an understanding of, but was looking for an example of a case where there would be fluctuation. I can understand how being able to adjust an Rx could be counter-productive, but I was thinking of scenarios where people are expecting Rx changes, sometimes very frequently, and therefore become hesitant to fill their Rx at all. Maybe pregnancy would have been a better example?
Have I told you today how much I hate poly?
Interesting technology, but Novartis just purchased a start-up that is in stage 2 trials for an eye drop to end presbyopia. Perhaps another option to end multifocals. WP must be delirious about this.
Yup. Discussed here in early 2000's. Probably another 10 to 20 years I think.
http://www.optiboard.com/forums/show...ll=1#post47710
Retinax 5™.
Science is a way of trying not to fool yourself. - Richard P. Feynman
Experience is the hardest teacher. She gives the test before the lesson.
Local stories are indicating 3-5 years. We shall see what happens. Wonder if it will also soften implants for the post cataract crowd.
Some people will still have Retinax allergies that will require antique reading glasses. So we will still exist, albeit in a niche role, primarily to provide enigmatic birthday gifts for senior Starfleet personnel.
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Am I the only one who sometimes longs for a day of "Will that be paper or plastic for your order?".
Mick,
10 to 20 years for adaptive/electroactive-like lenses, not the EV06 (lipoic acid choline ester 1.5%) drops.
It will be interesting to see how much reversal of the aging process occurs with extended use. The 90 day trial shows about one line for roughly 80%, and two lines for about 50%. It will have to do a lot better than that before I could lose my add completely. More likely it might delay the onset of presbyopia, hopefully requiring only lower adds (+1.00 to +1.50) for the older folks. Phase 3 is in 2018.
Also watch for whether this can also halt or reverse cataracts, primarily the nuclear type.
http://www.slideshare.net/Healthegy/...-encore-vision
Science is a way of trying not to fool yourself. - Richard P. Feynman
Experience is the hardest teacher. She gives the test before the lesson.
Right after I started in 'Jan '73 I had a fellow lens grinder tell me that glasses would be obsolete in 5 years. The Russians had a turntable with operating tables where they were doing eye surgery.
the frames are again in full fashion ................................
I am one of the post catarcat crowd ..................
Having kept all my glasses I have ever had and used from the times I had my frame company and my wholesale lab, I use now the oldest and simplest ones I have among about 60 pairs I saved over time.
The multifocals work perfectly and the frames are again in full fashion, and the quality is a heck better than what you can get today.
I am so happy that i am near the end of my career . Basically 2 or 3 years left working for the people who bought my practice
Don't quit your day job quite yet. I was still using CRTs into the early 21st century. The video below was from the mid 1950's!
Science is a way of trying not to fool yourself. - Richard P. Feynman
Experience is the hardest teacher. She gives the test before the lesson.
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