Aug 01 2008
RamblerNew Telescopes Can Be Embedded In Glasses
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Small bioptic telescopes have been mounted on glasses to help people with vision impairments for about 60 years. This is allowed for driving by 39 states in the U.S. Unfortunately, most of them were either too heavy or too ugly to be very useful.
A Harvard research team has now developed a new kind of telescope that can be embedded in glasses lenses. One major advantage is the appearance of the glasses. They look almost like normal everyday glasses so they are much more user-friendly.
Above is an example of the next generation of the in-the-lens telescopic device. This is a conceptual simulation of what the in-the-lens Keplerian telescope lenses will look like.
Techniques have also been developed to help people with low vision better see and enjoy TV.
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