Ocumetics Bionic contact lens- is it real to correct our vision ?

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https://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-05-ophthalmologist-ocumetics-bionic-lens-revolutionize.html

Ophthalmologist claims ocumetics bionic lens to revolutionize vision correction.

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He told the audience that applying the lens would be a simple eight minute procedure—one where the lens is folded like a taco and placed inside a syringe, where it is then injected into the eye. He further claims that the bionic lens would give the recipient vision that is three times better than normal, regardless of how bad their vision was beforehand (a clock that looks fuzzy to a person beforehand from ten feet away, .................................

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it sounds amazing ! is it real ?

Edited September 11, 2017 by fresh

[MigL]

This is essentially what happens for cataract surgery.
A tiny incision is made beside your cornea, your 'ripe', opaque lens is vacuumed out, and a new, folded lens is inserted, which then unfolds and allows for either near or far focusing, depending on your preference. Most people, myself included, choose far focusing, and wear reading glasses for close focusing.
Some replacement lenses have concentric, variable focal lengths, such that they allow for both near and far focusing, but may result in 'halos' around lights at night-time.

The article does not explain how this new 'bionic' lens achieves variable focal lengths.
Your own, natural lens achieves this by being filled with fluid, and residing in a 'pouch', which is stretched and flattened by muscles inside your eye to achieve far vision, and relaxed and rounded to achieve near vision. It loses this ability with a plastic, replacement lens.

[fresh]

so that ophthalmologist hyped ocumetics bionic lens. I feel i am fooled.