‘World’s first’ autofocus glasses could spell the end of reading specs
thenextweb.com
While tech ginats have been pushing VR headsets and smartglasses, IXI has been quietly crafting high-tech specs for more practical purposes.

As a guy closing in on 50, losing my near vision really annoys me. And the current solutions are weak at best, which annoys me even more. These and the other companies working on similar sound great. But someone tell me why I would need a prescription for them? And is that true in the EU? The article makes it sound like getting them approved to be prescribed is a big hurdle. They seem like better reading glasses, which I don’t need a prescription to buy.

  • Modern_medicine_isnt@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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    3 days ago

    Is that the same as Progressives? I have them. I hate the areas that don’t work on the sides. People get used to them I guess, but I don’t have to wear mine most of the time. And even if you are used to it, that means you have some distorted peripheral vision when you wear them.