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IXI's autofocusing lenses are almost ready to replace multifocal glasses

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Re: IXI's autofocusing lenses are almost ready to replace multifocal glasses

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Post by xp84 »

snackbroken wrote: post #26
xp84 wrote: post #22

Looks super cool! > It still needs to obtain the necessary medical certifications in order to sell its glasses and get all the production pieces in place Oh, ok. I hope they have enough funding to last till the FDA clears them, in 2030 :/ The same organization which allows any snake oil to be marketed as long as they say it’s a “supplement” will hold a pair of glasses up for years, as though there could be a hidden d…

There is potential danger with a lens that can suddenly change to a second prescription. For example: imagine you're driving and your whole field of vision suddenly starts flickering in and out of focus. That would be incredibly distracting and pretty dangerous. Even if they just started focusing on 1 foot away it'd be quite bad.

> For example: imagine you're driving and your whole field of vision suddenly starts flickering in and out of focus

Imagine you're driving with regular glasses and one tiny screw gives way and they fall off. Imagine you rub your eyes and your contact falls out. Those can't be 100% ruled out either.

But anyway, the FDA imposing a half decade of delays on this will do zero to prevent that from happening. The article says when unpowered they revert to being regular glasses for the main prescription. So the main reason they could glitch out like you suggest would be a software bug. After approval, a future software update could still introduce that bug anyway. So either the FDA has to find a way to review every software patch with perfect bug-detection abilities, or they are useless here and just wasting our money pretending to regulate things without adding any value.

Note that I'm not saying they have no role -- though I would say they do seem to be the worst in the first world at their actually needed job of balancing risk and access in the 'actual medications' department.

Re: IXI's autofocusing lenses are almost ready to replace multifocal glasses

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Post by xp84 »

NDlurker wrote: post #90
kelnos wrote: post #85

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Then perhaps tell us how it works, rather than just being negative toward other people's comments.

That user could have googled it instead of making a false claim. https://www.fda.gov/food/dietary-supplements-guidance-docume... https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-21/chapter-I/subchapter-B... https://ods.od.nih.gov/About/DSHEA_Wording.aspx

Literally nothing you posted changes the fact that bogus supplements are constantly marketed with carefully-worded health claims (not "disease"! We didn't say "treat"! We didn't say "disease"! These pills just improve your 'gut health' and 'increase endurance'!), with the magic disclaimer at the end.

It may not be the FDA's fault that their authority can be so easily evaded, but it doesn't change the fact that the FDA is a joke.

Re: IXI's autofocusing lenses are almost ready to replace multifocal glasses

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Post by snackbroken »

pavel_lishin wrote: post #98
snackbroken wrote: post #28

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An alternative to multifocals is glasses with one lens for near and the other for far or to use a contact lens in only one eye in addition to your normal glasses. This also obviously comes with downsides that take some getting used to but some people prefer it.

I don't want to reject this idea immediately without trying it, but this really sounds like it would be unpleasant to experience on a day to day.

Yes, It's something you'd only want to do in particular situations where you know you'd otherwise keep swapping between two pairs of glasses annoyingly often.

Re: IXI's autofocusing lenses are almost ready to replace multifocal glasses

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Post by metalman »

deal breakers for me would be needing an app/ account,and having wifi/bluetooth if the setup "app" was free to download from there servers, or preferably built in and worked with all major OS's, the this would be very interesting, but there is zero possibility of guggle etall having my vision as a data set and leverage for extortion

Re: IXI's autofocusing lenses are almost ready to replace multifocal glasses

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Post by gedy »

pavel_lishin wrote: post #99
gedy wrote: post #15

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I'm in a similar situation but found that getting "computer glasses" made which use the near prescription (and are not for long distance) work well for this. (I run D&D as well lol) I could not handle multifocal at all, was disorienting for me.

How does that work for far vision? I'm nearsighted, myself - so for near vision, I need zero prescription at the moment. (We'll see how that changes in a deacde, I guess.)

It's not for all day wear if you are going outside or driving, etc. But around the house or in a room it's fine. All depends on your prescription though. In my case, far vision is better than not wearing any glasses, but I'd not been comfortable driving wearing these.

Re: IXI's autofocusing lenses are almost ready to replace multifocal glasses

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Post by NDlurker »

xp84 wrote: post #102
NDlurker wrote: post #90

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That user could have googled it instead of making a false claim. https://www.fda.gov/food/dietary-supplements-guidance-docume... https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-21/chapter-I/subchapter-B... https://ods.od.nih.gov/About/DSHEA_Wording.aspx

Literally nothing you posted changes the fact that bogus supplements are constantly marketed with carefully-worded health claims (not "disease"! We didn't say "treat"! We didn't say "disease"! These pills just improve your 'gut health' and 'increase endurance'!), with the magic disclaimer at the end. It may not be the FDA's fault that their authority can be so easily evaded, but it doesn't change the fact that the FD…

Just because people are getting away with selling illegal stuff doesn't mean it's ok. Look at all the fake vape carts from the past decade.

Re: IXI's autofocusing lenses are almost ready to replace multifocal glasses

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Post by BigGreenJorts »

jurgenburgen wrote: post #100
therealpygon wrote: post #95

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Are those drugs required for driving by the people who use them? I would expect if so, they would be tested more thoroughly before putting people on the road with a new drug, much like I’d rather not have someone driving toward me at a combined opposing speed of 100-120mph, two feet apart, while relying on “we didn’t think it will be a problem but we didn’t bother to test”. That said, there is certainly room for an i…

Or they could just ban using these glasses while driving. There’s plenty of people who don’t actually need to drive who would buy this.

I think enforcement would be poor and therefore abuse would be high, but it could be granted that they're not safe for driving and therefore if you own a pair, you must switch to different (your old regular dual focus lenses) when driving.

Re: IXI's autofocusing lenses are almost ready to replace multifocal glasses

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Post by jurgenburgen »

BigGreenJorts wrote: post #107
jurgenburgen wrote: post #100

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Or they could just ban using these glasses while driving. There’s plenty of people who don’t actually need to drive who would buy this.

I think enforcement would be poor and therefore abuse would be high, but it could be granted that they're not safe for driving and therefore if you own a pair, you must switch to different (your old regular dual focus lenses) when driving.

Equally hard to enforce as people driving without their normal prescription glasses.

In both cases enforcement is reactive and happens after an accident has already happened.

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