Manual Vari-Focal Glasses Entering the Market in America
According to a report on The New York Times, 64 year-old American Stephen Curtin invented a new kind of glasses which is manual vari-focal. This kind of glasses will enter the market in America on this month. Each pair is sold in the price of $895. They will be soon sold on the Internet.
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In America, a pair of glasses of average quality will cost about $400. It is a heavy burden to those who need to change their glasses frequently, especially for those that are not rich. Spending $895 for a pair of life-long glasses makes it possible for the manual vari-focal to be commercialized. It will surly become popular with those who need to wear glasses.
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The theory of this kind of eyeglasses is changing the focus through a micro-pulley. It is set in the nose bridge. In the lenses, there is a thin film, which contains a special kind of liquid. In theory, owning such a pair of glasses, there is no need for people to change their glasses. It will save them a lot of money.
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Forty years ago, Curtin majored in Applied Physics in university. After graduation, he refused the offer from Intel. He chose the way to invent something by himself. Now, he owns more than thirty patents in various fields.
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Since 1992, Curtin has started to research on the manual vari-focal glasses. He had failed for many times before he got succeeded. He said, he and his investors had invested several millions.
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In 1866, American inventor Woodward used flowing liquid to change the focus of the glasses and he got the patent. Afterwards, many people wanted to use this patent to achieve some commercial values, but nobody had gotten succeeded.
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Their products did not comply with some standards. The lenses must be thin enough and durable. It must be convenient to change the focus of the glasses. Curtin has solved these problems successfully.
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Curtin thinks that manual vari-focal glasses will bring benefits to 2 billion glasses wearers around the world. They will not worry the high fee to change their glasses.
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Manual vari-focal glasses will be sold on the Internet firstly. If you want to feel the new experience and benefits Curtin creates, you can surf the Internet to find this new kind of prescription eyeglasses.














