GLOBAL VISION 2020 BLOG →

The issue of vision correction in the developing world and the work of Centre director Josh Silver has been featured in a number of media articles. This page keeps updated links of recent press coverage.

		HowStuffWorks.com "The Stuff of Genius: Joshua Silver and the self-adjustable glasses" DOWNLOAD PODCAST (ITUNES LINK) →
BBC South Today BBC News interview with Josh Silver, director of the Centre, about the Adspecs.   NPR Weekend Edition Saturday Scott Simons speaks to Josh Silver about his work.
		Gizmodo "How Oil-Filled Lenses are Bringing Sight to Those in Need" VIEW THE WEB ARTICLE →
		TEDGlobal 2009 "I Have a Global Vision for Vision" Centre Director Professor Josh Silver was invited to speak to the prestigious TEDGlobal 2009 conference - a modified version of presentation he gave is available as 'The 2 Minute Intro'. VIEW THE VIDEO AT TED.COM → VIEW THE 2 MINUTE INTRO →
		Forbes.com "Revolutionaries: Eyeglasses For The Poor" VIEW THE WEB ARTICLE → VIEW 'REVOLUTIONARIES' →
		CNN.com "Liquid specs a bold vision for world's poor" VIEW THE WEB ARTICLE →
		National Geographic Magazine "The Eyes Have It" VIEW THE WEB ARTICLE → VIEW PDF ARTICLE →
		Scientific American "Designer Focuses on Marketing Adjustable Eyeglasses at $1 a Pair" VIEW THE WEB ARTICLE →
		The Guardian "Inventor's 2020 vision: to help 1bn of the world's poorest see better" VIEW THE WEB ARTICLE →
		The Washington Post "From a Visionary English Physicist, Self-Adjusting Lenses for the Poor" VIEW THE WEB ARTICLE →
		Chicago Tribune "U.K. physicist invents inexpensive, water-filled eyeglasses to help poor" VIEW THE WEB ARTICLE →
		Daily Telegraph "Inventor designs 'tunable' glasses to help one billion in Third World see" VIEW THE WEB ARTICLE →
		CNET "What good are Steve Jobs and Bill Gates without Josh Silver?" VIEW THE WEB ARTICLE →
		New Zealand Herald "Tracey Barnett: Top design for the truly needy" VIEW THE WEB ARTICLE →
		The New York Times "Self-Adjusted Glasses Could Be Boon to Africa" VIEW THE WEB ARTICLE →
		Corriere Della Sera "L'uomo che rida la vista ai poveri" (Italian article) VIEW THE WEB ARTICLE →