Smart Glasses Will Self-Adjust for Bifocal Wearers

Accompanying the privilege of living a long life come the inevitable annoyances associated with getting older.  For some it’s a few more aches in the morning, for others it’s the inability to hear individual voices in a noisy room and for most older adults over the age of 50, near vision used to read or do fine work up close is beginning to deteriorate.

Even with modern bifocal and progressive eyeglass lenses, older adults may find themselves constantly tilting their head to see computer screens, books or a cell phone properly which can be a real pain in the neck, literally.  Some people who work on a computer screen for longer periods of time will have a dedicated pair of glasses that are the perfect prescription for the distance of the monitor and may also reduce glare and eye strain.  But most people are left awkwardly angling their heads to see properly.

A Dallas tech company and Innovation Award Winner at the 2018 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas may have solved the glasses dilemma with a self adjusting smart eyeglass frame. According to a report by AARP TEK, a sensing chip built into the frames detects the distance to a screen, book or other object (ingredient lists on food packages?) and sends a message to the nose piece which inflates just enough to lift the lenses to the most advantageous angle.  The idea is that the glasses move to the best position so the wearer doesn’t have to keep straining their neck at odd angles to get a good view.

Dynafocals, developed by PH Technical Labs, has applied for a patent on it’s innovation and plans to market the frames later this year at a price point of about $150 US.  Read more about these new wearables for adults over 40 who wear bifocal lenses by following this link to The Indian Express.