Autofocusing Smart Glasses With Eye Tracking Tech Could Make Bifocals Obsolete

Exciting news for those enough who are 40+ and spend too much time in front of a computer screen: a Finnish startup called IXI is promising to end the era of clunky bifocals and the ‘head-tilt’ struggle of progressive lenses, replacing them with a pair of glasses that focus as naturally as the human eye using a combination of infrared eye tracking and liquid crystal-transparent indium tin oxide glasses

I had an eye exam a couple weeks ago. The optometrist recommended progressive bifocals this time. I'd known it was time for a while, so okay.

My employer's VSP plan only covers the basic lenses, ~$75. The lower distortion, anti-reflective coated Nikon lenses are ~$275. If I pick the Nikons, I pay the $200 difference out of pocket.

One thing the optician said is the longer I delay getting my first bifocals, the harder it will be to adjust to how they work. Is this true?

#Bifocals

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#mastoart #furryart #anthropomorphic #anthrosquirrel #squirrelanthro #anthropomorphicart #anthroart #furry #squirrelfurry #patient #glasses #bifocals

So, last week I had my eye exam, and as expected, it was recommended that I should get either reading glasses or bifocals.

I opted for bifocals, and specifically for the "transitions" style, and they came in yesterday and I have to say... boy howdy I do not like them. I'm trying to get used to them... but it's a struggle, to be sure. I did not realize how much I used my peripheral vision until I got these new lenses.

#Glasses #Lenses #Eyesight #Bifocals

Packing for Europe AND for my daughter's out-of-state graduation. If anyone sees my bifocals, I'd be grateful!

(Thankfully, the older prescription is still viable... -ish...)

#Lost #Distracted #PackingWoes #Bifocals #NeedGlassesToFIndGlasses

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Welp, bifocals ordered. Guess my age is catching up to me. Going to be a while, shops which still work in #CrownGlass are becoming more rare. In the meantime, on the 'backups': mixed lenses and manytimes broken arms (which is why the logo is inverted and the far side one doesn't match).

[ #Glasses #Bifocals #ProgressiveLens #TortoiseShell ]

Holy crap.

So, yes I'm old enough to need #progressive (read #bifocals) lenses in my #glasses. Spurred by this weekends *breaking* of my non-tinted pair, I finally went for an eye-exam for the first time in nearly 5 years.

The frame alone is $350 (thanks #Luxottica Group S.p.A monopoly asshats)** **and the lenses are $275 each.

And guess how much the benefits cover: $250 every 24 months. Do unspent amounts rollover? nope.

*Tragically, few #optometrists have layaway or installment plans.*