Join this panel and hear what these experts think are the next steps for prescription smartglasses. Roughly 126 million Americans wear eyeglasses, and they pay an average of $576 a year for the privilege. Given the trend towards smart devices elsewhere, it should come as no surprise that prescription smart glasses are next. What is it really going to look like? Come find out.
Today it is possible to 3D print lenses in volume, enabling unique benefits for traditional prescription lenses and for smart eyewear. With 3D printing lenses can be printed with spheres, aspheres, cylinders, prisms, bifocals, trifocals, progressives and anything in-between. It is possible to integrate devices inside these prescription lenses for example, waveguides, films, sensors, lcd or anything else you can think off. It is possible to create airgaps or to print directly on the device. The device can be glass or plastic. The latest innovation is that we can print not only on flat but also on curved surfaces.
Innovation in 3D printing technology has led to the development of smart prescription lenses. 3D printing technology enables a waveguide, as well as prescription power, to be combined in a lightweight, thin lens which fits into conventional eyeglasses. The 3D printing technology for smart prescription lenses is unique. During the 3D printing process, the waveguide is fully encapsulated by the printed material, and prescription or other optical imaging effects are built around it. The 3D printing technology also allows for customized features to be included, such as an air gap. Due to the encapsulation of the waveguide in the printed material, it becomes fully protected and durable. Dust or humidity can’t reach the waveguide, nor can it easily break, scratch, or bend during normal use. Smart prescription lenses are commercially 3D printed with Luxexcel’s volume manufacturing platform. The platform creates large volumes of smart 3D printed lenses with wearers’ individualized prescription power specifications. Wearers are now able to use AR glasses as part of their everyday lives while having the ability to see their best.
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