The Japanese society seems to be obsessed with ear and eye care, as people discover when they peruse the personal care aisles of Japanese stores. The variety of eye drops and ear swabs is truly bewildering, obviously suggesting the great attention these issue gain in the average Japanese bathroom. To help properly administer eye drops to the eyeball without missing the target or accidentally touching the cornea, some Japanese designers created the eyecon device to make the dropping process easy and flawless.
From the entry to the Dyson Design Award:
We often make an error using eyedrops. Because we can’t fix correct position and distance. Also, a tip of the eyedrops may touch an eyeball or eyelashes. Then bacteria and dust come into the eye. This is very unsanitary. Therefore we put a special frame to the eyedrops. The frame has uneven surface like a gear. It engages each other. Then users can control their own distance between the tip and eyeball, and they can use the eyedrops well.
Somewhat silly video showing off the eyecon:
Project details: eyecon…
James Dyson Award entries…