Optometry services are expensive and hard to find in the developing world, which means a good part of the world’s population simply has no access to prescription eye glasses. Josh Silver, an atomic physicist, has developed liquid filled glasses, worth only $19, that the patient himself can set. Here’s a talk he gave at TED discussing and demonstrating the technology:
Link @ TED: Josh Silver demos adjustable liquid-filled eyeglasses
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