Florida man invents Robot for inserting, removing eye lenses
By Web Deskupdated : 3 weeks ago
FLORIDA: 04, NOVEMBER, 2020: In an attempt to ease insert and remove contact lenses, a Florida man, Craig Hershoff, invented a robot to assist people with dexterity issues insert and remove their eye lenses without another person’s help.
For people who have no option but to wear contact lenses on a regular basis, the struggle to insert and remove the optical aid is a painful one. However, Miami man's invention could be the solution to these woes, a voice-activated robot to insert and remove contact lenses.
He himself uses special contacts known as scleral lenses because he suffers from a condition known as Fuchs Dystrophy that requires him to wear a special lens.
The robot is currently undergoing clinical trials in Boston and Craig Hershoff likely to get approval from US Food and Drug Administration to market it as early as 2021. (04)
Florida man invents Robot for inserting, removing eye lenses
By Web Deskupdated : 3 weeks ago
FLORIDA: 04, NOVEMBER, 2020: In an attempt to ease insert and remove contact lenses, a Florida man, Craig Hershoff, invented a robot to assist people with dexterity issues insert and remove their eye lenses without another person’s help.
For people who have no option but to wear contact lenses on a regular basis, the struggle to insert and remove the optical aid is a painful one. However, Miami man's invention could be the solution to these woes, a voice-activated robot to insert and remove contact lenses.
He himself uses special contacts known as scleral lenses because he suffers from a condition known as Fuchs Dystrophy that requires him to wear a special lens.
The robot is currently undergoing clinical trials in Boston and Craig Hershoff likely to get approval from US Food and Drug Administration to market it as early as 2021. (04)
