Soliddd debuts smart glasses for people with low vision, AMD
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At CES 2025, Soliddd, an optical and vision technology company, will debut the beta headset version of its virtual reality smart glasses for people with vision loss related to age-related macular degeneration, according to a press release.
“Soliddd’s business model involves several complementary ways for eye care professionals to work with the company in both introducing the product and partnering long-term,” Neal Weinstock, the company’s CEO and founder, told Healio. “SolidddVision glasses will enter the retail market in 2025.”
According to the release, the smart glasses are lightweight and provide true vision correction for those with vision loss due to AMD. Using proprietary lens arrays, the glasses project multiple separate images to undamaged areas of the retina, allowing the brain to naturally construct stereopsis similar to normal, in-focus sight.
“I was able to observe numerous demonstrations of SolidddVision with patients affected by numerous ocular disease conditions including age-related macular degeneration, glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy and stroke,” Georgia K. Crozier, OD, MS, director of Moore Eye Institute Vision Rehabilitation Center in Pennsylvania, said in the release. “These patients responded positively to the improved visual acuity and all believed it would help them in their daily activities. The enhancement of their reading vision and the ease of use was remarkable.”
The company plans to educate eye care professionals about the product and, in some cases, may license the technology for sale, Weinstock told Healio.
“Over time, as we provide software updates for the smart glasses, there will be many opportunities for eye care professionals to perform optometric tests and creatively use the device in their offices and retail locations,” he said.
Weinstock also noted that while the cost of that equipment will be lower than other diagnostic devices, the company is considering a consumer-centric subscription model that could substantially reduce the price.
According to the release, SolidddVision smart glasses will not require FDA approval, although the company is applying for FDA de novo classification.
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