윙크하면 2.8배 확대 콘택트렌즈 개발 Superhero vision: Contact lenses magnify words THREE-FOLD and are controlled by winking(VIDEO)
SUPERHERO vision: Contact lenses magnify words THREE-FOLD and are controlled by winking
Lenses magnify three-fold on demand and could be used by soldiers
스위스회사가 윙크하면 약 2.8배까지 물체를 확대해 볼 수 있는 콘택트렌즈를 개발했다.
‘Superhero vision’라고 불리는 이 제품은 윙크를 감지하는 특수안경과 함께 착용해야 한다.
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They work by using a ring of tiny mirrors that circle a clear central area
Mirrors bounce light around, magnifying the view like binoculars
Lenses have to be worn with special glasses that detect winks
A wink from the right eye improves vision instantly
Technology could help people with age-related macular degeneration
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By FIONA MACRAE IN SAN JOSE
Telescopic contact lenses that give ‘superhero vision’ in the wink of an eye are being developed by scientists.
The first of their kind, they magnify almost three-fold on demand and are controlled by winking.
Paired with special spectacles, they offer hope to millions of people with age-related macular degeneration, the most common cause of blindness in the elderly.
The research is being funded by the US military, which could use the technology to give soldiers and pilots super-vision.
Slightly bigger and thicker than normal contacts, the centre of the lenses let light through as normal.
Their super-powers come from a ring of tiny mirrors that circle this central area.
The mirrors bounce light around, magnifying the view, so that is like looking through binoculars.
The spectacles control the angle at which light reaches the lenses.
When the filters in the glasses direct light towards the central part of the lens, vision is no better than normal.
But then they direct the light towards the telescopic ring, sight is magnified 2.8 times, the American Association for the Advancement of Science’s (AAAS) annual conference in San Jose heard.
A wink from the right eye directs the light towards the mirrors and vision instantly improves.
A wink from the left eye returns vision to normal.
Sensors in the frame of the glasses detect the winks. Blinks are, however, ignored.
At 8mm in diameter and 1.55mm thick, the lenses are bigger and more rigid than the soft contacts that are in everyday use.
Paired with special spectacles, the lenses offer hope to millions of people with age-related macular degeneration (illustrated with a stock image), the most common cause of blindness in the elderly
A honeycomb of tiny channels allows oxygen to flow through them and ensures they are breathable.
The lenses’ inventor, Eric Tremblay, from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne, said: ‘We think these lenses hold a lot of promise for low vision and age-related macular degeneration.
‘At this point, it is still research but we are very hopeful it will eventually become a real option for people with age-related macular degeneration.’
The lenses magnify almost three-fold on demand and are controlled by winking, giving their wearers the sort of superpowers used by Superman (stock image)
Up to half a million Britons have the condition and the number is expected to treble in the next 25 years as the population ages.
Central vision is gradually eroded, making impossible to carry out everyday tasks such as reading, driving and watching television.
Treatment options are limited and can involve surgery very expensive.
On sale in as little as two years, the lenses are likely to be of particular help when driving and so help keep people independent.
A spokesman for the American Association for the Advancement of Science, said that the first-ever telescopic contact lens ‘offers hope for millions suffering from macular degeneration and seeking alternatives to bulky glasses and invasive surgery’.
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