"Designed" to help the less fortunate  

Ark
You're an idiot.

Good thread poor opening
This impressed me. Extremely simple and low cost with enormous benefts. It transforms the life of an individual and that in turn is magnified to those around them. Not to forget, bringing some sci-fi nerdiness/steampunk to anyone. Aces.
http://gizmodo.com/5116969/eyeglasses-with-fluid+filled-sac-for-worlds-p...

It is the thought that counts
WoofWoof,
The eye glasses are very interesting. I hope they work.
I have no idea way anyone would belittle helping needy individuals who make ironing boards and other useful products for sale to the general public. Perhaps I am missing something.

Glasses
Like the $99.00 computer, this idea has been kicking around for a decade or longer. I want it; YOU want it, but it never seems to get manufactured. Is this because good-hearted inventors are lousy at bringing things to market?

I don't
know what percentage of vision-correction patients are near-sighted as opposed to far-sighted -- but the inflatable lenses would only work for far-sighted persons. Near-sightedness (myopia) requires lenses that are thinner in the center than at the edges. I wonder if there is an adjustable lens of that sort ?
None of these devices is able to adjust for eccentric aberrations like astigmatism -- but perhaps the correction of the primary aberration is enough of a miracle.

SDR
The fluid-filled lenses correct both myopia and hyperopia/presbyopia:

The glasses are really interesting!
What a cool idea!
Hey, fastfwd, we all know that 'niceguy' is really our old buddy Ark, but he IS trying to be less hostile, so we should try too, right? I've decided to give it a go, if he avoids being a complete d**che bag then I will ignore his less annoying posts. You in?