Child ViSion Glasses
Client
CVDW
Year
2012
Type of Work
Design development
Prototyping
Design for manufacture
Ergonomics
Education suffers when students cannot see clearly. This is problematic in areas of the world where there are not enough eye care professionals to provide eyeglasses. Child ViSion™, a joint initiative of the Centre for Vision in the Developing World (CVDW) and Dow Corning, aims to address this by producing glasses specifically designed for young people that feature adjustable lenses. Without the need for an optician, the wearer can change the power of the lens and hence correct their vision.
In collaboration with the CVDW design team, Goodwin Hartshorn worked on every aspect of the design other than the optics. The glasses have straight, lightly springy arms and fit a variety of ages and facial types. A compact adjuster was developed incorporating a novel sealing mechanism to make removal of the adjusters easy and intuitive.
