Apple is working on smart lenses designed to improve visual acuity

The secret to Apple’s future AR glasses may lie not just in virtual capabilities, but in real-world enhancements. Apple is developing adjustable lens technology that will be able to adapt to the user’s individual vision and changing environmental conditions.

Apple is developing a technology that will be able to adapt to the user’s individual vision and changing environmental conditions.

As Patently Apple has revealed, the company has been granted a patent to develop a lens system that can change its curvature and optical power in real time. The project, dubbed “Customizable Lens with Lens Surface Measurement,” functions by using data from embedded sensors that provide online feedback.

– Each person’s vision is unique, and the lenses will be able to adapt to their individual characteristics, creating the clearest and most comfortable vision possible.

The system is able to adapt to its environment, automatically adjusting itself based on light levels and the position of the user’s head.

In contrast to previous applications, this Apple patent contains significant innovations. It describes a sensor system built directly into the lens that tracks its shape in real time. This utilizes infrared tracking and capacitive sensors. Thanks to this system, not only is it possible to adapt the lens, but also to measure it accurately during the adaptation process.

When to expect the product?

It’s rumored that Apple could unveil its first AR glasses as early as 2027, with an announcement possible even earlier next year. As authoritative insider Mark Gurman of Bloomberg reported this week, that’s a likely scenario.

According to the authoritative insider Mark Gurman of Bloomberg, that’s a likely scenario.