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Parametric Customization Enables Natural Eye–Lens Interaction in Eyeglasses

For millions of people, eyeglasses are an everyday interface between the human eye and the outside world. Yet the lenses prescribed by an optometrist are typically designed around...

Teachable Tuesday – Avoid the Pitfalls of Working with Round Lenses and Frames

John Seegers of Optician Works and Laramy-K has graciously shared some of their awesome videos with us to share with you. John is one of the top trainers for opticians, and his […]...

Teachable Tuesday – The Importance of Abbe Value or Number in Lens Materials

John Seegers of Optician Works and Laramy-K has graciously shared some of their awesome videos with us to share with you. John is one of the top trainers for opticians, and his […]...

Teachable Tuesday – How They’re Made (Lenses and Coatings): Inside The Optical Lab

John Seegers of Optician Works and Laramy-K has graciously shared some of their awesome videos with us to share with you. John is one of the top trainers for opticians, and his […]...

Lens Flare and The Incredible Physics of Modern Lenses

A bare, uncoated air-to-glass surface sends roughly 4 percent of the light striking it back the way it came, and a current professional 24-70mm f/2.8 zoom stacks about 30 of those...

3D-Printed, Customized Contact Lenses Are Possible, and Can Be Made in 20 Minutes

A new system could create patient-specific lenses for those with irregular corneas who struggle with traditional contact lenses.

3D metalenses bring full-color AR glasses closer to mass production

New 3D metalens designs deliver sharp full-color imaging with low-cost materials and scalable fabrication, advancing thinner, lighter AR and VR optics.

LOOK Lamina Collection

LOOK introduces Lamina, an eyewear line that reinterprets the metal frame through contemporary, lightweight, dynamic design language. Created to fit naturally into everyday life, t...

10 Great Vintage Lenses for Portrait Photography

Vintage lenses are often talked about as if their only value is “character.” That usually means lots of flare, low contrast, possibly swirly bokeh, spherical aberration, or some ot...

Networked lenses

Researchers use reduced graphene oxide electrodes to build a compact electrically tunable soft lens

Researchers at Queen Mary University of London, led by Prof. James Busfield, have developed transparent electrodes made of reduced graphene oxide (rGO) for dielectric elastomer act...

Light Lens Lab Unveils 35mm f/2 Apochromatic, Its First ‘High Performance Series’ Lens

Light Lens Lab has announced its next lens, the 35mm f/2 "Apochromatic." It is the company's first new lens designed as part of its High-Performance Optical Research Project and th...

Laowa Aksen 45mm f/2.8 and 17.5mm f/1.7 Are Parfocal Ultra Macro Lenses

Venus Optics has announced the Aksen Ultra Macro Series, a new pair of full-frame, parfocal zoom lenses that feature 1-5x and 5-10x ultra macro capabilities. [Read More]

X-Cel Specialty Contacts Launches Lunara Ortho-K

X-Cel Specialty Contacts and Essilor Custom Contacts announce the launch of Lunaraâ„¢, a new FDA PMA-approved overnight orthokeratology lens. Lunara is manufactured in Optimum Infi...

The Secret That Makes the Creamiest Bokeh in Photography and Why It Remains a Niche

Sony sells a 100mm portrait lens with an f/2.8 aperture that meters like an f/5.6. That is not a manufacturing defect or a marketing rounding error. Sony built a disc of gray-grade...

Are These ZEISS Panoptes 65 Lenses the Ideal Pairing for Your Large Format Cinema Cameras?

You thought we were living in an AI revolution, huh? Well, you’re absolutely right. We are. But, on top of that, we’re also living in a large format filmmaking revolution that’s ar...

Daily vs Monthly Contact Lenses: A Physiology-Based Guide to Choosing What’s Right for Your Eyes

Choosing between daily and monthly contact lenses shouldn’t be a matter of which brand shouts loudest or which retailer offers the steepest discount. Your eyes aren’t a one-size-fi...

How Eyewear Is Evolving From a Vision Essential Into a Lifestyle Technology Category

Glasses are doing more things at once than they used to. In a city built on image, function, and constant connectivity, that shift is hard to miss. The post How Eyewear Is Evolving...

Two OM System White Lenses, One Coast, and a 1,000mm Reach Test

An 800mm equivalent lens that fits in a hand and a 1,000mm equivalent monster share the same day out on the Welsh coast. That kind of reach used to mean carrying gear you could bar...

Why contact lenses could be your new favourite parkrun accessory

Whether you’re chasing a PB, enjoying a more sociable parkwalk or cheering everyone on as you volunteer, clear, comfortable vision can make all the difference on parkrun mornings....

ClearSight LASIK & Lens Explains How Custom Lens Replacement Differs From Cataract Surgery in Plano, Texas

ShiftCam’s New Lenses Deliver 350mm Equivalent Focal Length on iPhone

ShiftCam has announced its next lenses for smartphone photographers, the SuperZoom X.Series optics. [Read More]

In-depth look at the ZEISS Horizon Anamorphic lenses

ZEISS has a new video series for its ZEISS Horizon Anamorphic lenses. In these videos, ZEISS Cine Lens Specialist David Warner gives an overview and goes through the different aspe...

AI smart glasses connect perception, memory, and accessibility to support low-vision users

lumo adapts guidance for central vision loss, peripheral vision loss, and blurred vision. The post AI smart glasses connect perception, memory, and accessibility to support low-vis...