emPower!

Pearle Vision of Maple Grove, MN, a leading optometric practice, announces that it will carry PixelOptics’ revolutionary emPower! eyeglasses, the world's first and only electronic focusing prescription eyewear.

Similar to today’s consumer electronics, emPower! eyeglasses features include: a microchip, composite lenses with a thin transparent LCD-like layer, miniature rechargeable batteries, and a micro-machine accelerometer to detect tilt. The microchip, micro-accelerometer, and miniature batteries are hidden inside the temples of the eyeglass frames. The transparent liquid crystal layer in each lens is able to electronically activate the reading portion when the wearer needs it. Turning the reading portion on or off happens virtually instantaneously. There are no visible moving parts or noises. Wearers can operate the glasses in three different modes: manual on, automatic and manual off.  emPower! eyeglasses look and feel like designer eyeglasses. They are shock resistant and waterproof.

Experts believe emPower! will become the choice for the tens of millions of consumers that suffer from presbyopia, the diminished ability to focus on near objects that affects many starting around the age of 40. Unlike the typical corrective lenses, emPower! eyeglasses provide a wider field of view, less distortion and alleviate common side effects associated with progressive lenses and bifocals used to address presbyopia. 

LIFE-Activated EYEWEAR. It adjusts so you don't have to. Now you can adjust your visin just by living your life. With emPower!, the first electronic focusing eyewear, a touch of the temple or tilt of the head activates a layer of liquid crystals in each lens, instantly creating a near-focus zone.