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Giving the gift of sight

Joshua Silver has created AdSpecs to assist more than 314 million people, see the world more clearly. He won the Popular Science Best of What's New Award in 2000, and since then Mr. Silver has been perfecting his $20 adjustable-prescription specs. The glasses are designed so that removable syringes with light-bending silicon oil can be injected into the plastic lenses until the person can see clearly. He has been offered millions for the design, but refuses because he wants to be sure the glasses go to those who are in need. Imagine the impact he is having on the world, and the difference he is making for children who may be struggling with school due to poor eyesight?
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