Glasses

Türkiye spends $125 million on sunglasses imported from Italy

The number of sunglasses imported from Italy in 2023 increased by 44.8 percent compared to the previous year, reaching 3 million units, while the amount paid was $125.4 million, Anadolu Agency has reported, citing trade data from the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK).

In 2022, Türkiye imported 2.1 million sunglasses from Italy, paying around $70 million.

Woman invents ‘assistant glasses’ for visually impaired

A 25-year-old Turkish woman has invented special glasses, named "assistant glasses," that help visually impaired people to "recognize" people or "identify" objects.

Graduated from the U.S. Brown College, Melis Gökalp, who is working in an international digital health systems company, had written the software of the assistant glasses between 2019 and 2021.

OCHIS COFFEE - The First Sunglasses Made Out of Coffee Waste

Sunglasses of coffee waste. The accessory, which also smells of the refreshing drink, is offered by a Ukrainian company, BTA reported.

Driven by the ambition to create eco-friendly yet fashionable sunglasses, company director Maksym Havrylenko experimented with different products - mint, parsley and cardamom, before finding the right natural material in coffee waste.

5 Technological Advancements in Eyeglasses You Don’t Know About

Many people associate eyeglasses with cutting-edge technology. As we can see, smartphones get smarter, and cars go greener, eyewear seems comparatively the same. This notion is dead wrong because opticians and materials experts are pushing the boundaries of what eyeglasses can do.

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