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autofocus glasses (thenextweb.com)
submitted 1 day ago by Modern_medicine_isnt@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world
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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.

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[–] yardratianSoma@lemmy.ca 14 points 22 hours ago (2 children)

A manual focus version would be cool too. I don't like the idea of having yet another thing to charge.

[–] lurch@sh.itjust.works 5 points 20 hours ago (2 children)

you'll look like the king of nerds, but that's a thing: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adjustable-focus_eyeglasses

[–] starman2112@sh.itjust.works 3 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago)

Pics for the lazy

[–] yardratianSoma@lemmy.ca 2 points 17 hours ago

oh damn, I've never seen one in person, but I don't really care about judgment by others, so if I could get some prescription lenses on those, that'd be ideal.

[–] AJ1@lemmy.ca 6 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago) (1 children)

eventually they'll come out with a device that charges you while you wear all of your rechargeable items. you just plug yourself into a USB outlet and all your shit gets charged simultaneously