A Japanese Invention Prescription Glasses for Dry Eyes

We've all heard of prescription glasses fogging up, but it seems that Japanese inventors have taken this concept a little too far with glasses that fog up in order to make you blink.

Dry eyes? Not a nice feeling, eh? We’ve all been there – lots of work emails pinging back and forth, trying to read a map whilst concentrating on the road. There are plenty of things that can cause us to forget to blink. Blinking is essential for keeping our eyes moist and revitalised, so Japan has come up with a wacky solution – prescription glasses that fog up when you haven’t blinked for a while. You’re probably thinking, “this can’t be serious” but Masunaga Optical Manufacturing Co. Ltd in Fukui, Japan believes that their foggy answer to prescription glasses are a good solution for eye health.

Named the ‘Wink’ prescription glasses, these high tech specs can eliminate the problem of forgetting to blink. Though this is a very common with many spectacle wearers, the ‘Wink’ lenses are probably a step too far for the understated British market. Avoiding tack gizmos, English refinement will probably leave no room for this kind of wackiness.

Blinking and Prescription Glasses

The lack of blinking happens regularly for those who like to read, those who use PCs at work, and those who enjoy video games – not just people who wear prescription glasses. So this idea is probably very unlikely to take off. This coupled with the price tag of 40,000 yen (almost £200), makes this whole things just a little bit too crazy for us Brits. A built in sensor in these high tech specs can detect when the wearer has not blinked for a certain period of time, and the lenses will fog up as soon as this has been identified. Once the wearer blinks, the lenses will automatically de-fog. The ‘fog’ appearance is done by a liquid crystal display.

Stylish Prescription Glasses – The British Way

Great Britain is all about style, refinement and designer, rather than gadgetry distinction. The UK market for prescription glasses is made up of stylish frames for fashion, and most opticians now stock a designer range for prescription glasses wearers who want to maintain full eyesight while looking great. Celebrities such as Kate Moss, Gok Wan and Agyness Deyn have all influenced the UK spectacle market, making it cool to be a prescription glasses wearer.

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