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autofocus glasses (thenextweb.com)
submitted 1 day ago by Modern_medicine_isnt@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world
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As a guy closing in on 50, losing my near vision really annoys me. And the current solutions are weak at best, which annoys me even more. These and the other companies working on similar sound great. But someone tell me why I would need a prescription for them? And is that true in the EU? The article makes it sound like getting them approved to be prescribed is a big hurdle. They seem like better reading glasses, which I don't need a prescription to buy.

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[–] Hoimo@ani.social 7 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

How do prescriptions for glasses even work on your side of the pond? I assumed it was just jargon of a sort, because round these parts I just go to a glasses seller and ask him for his strongest glasses. Then he says "no traveller, my strongest glasses are too strong for you, you can't handle my strongest glasses" and does the eye test with me before making lenses at the proper strength.

[–] BombOmOm@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

You go to an eye doctor, they do the various tests and create a prescription with the necessary details to get you the right glasses. For the next year, you can use that prescription to buy glasses anywhere you want.

[–] Modern_medicine_isnt@lemmy.world 1 points 14 hours ago

I thought you got at least 2 years...