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Liquid Lens Paired With Infrared Light and a Smartphone Creates Smart Glasses

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Liquid-based lenses that automatically focus on what a person is seeing could replace reading glasses and bifocals in the near future. The human eye has a lens inside that adjusts the focal depth depending on what is being viewed. But as people age, the lens loses its ability to change focus, which is why many people ultimately require reading glasses or bifocals to see objects up close, and regular eyeglasses to see far away. Close-up of a liquid-based lens that can automatically adjust the focus on what a person is seeing. Courtesy of Carlos Mastrangelo. A team of researchers...Read full article

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    Published: January 2017
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