Thursday, September 1, 2011

Some diamonds for your eyes?




Inspired by the jewels in his wife's teeth, an optometrist at India's Shekhar Eye Research Center has developed diamond encrusted, gold plated contact lenses to bring a certain twinkle to your eye.
The exotic eyewear costs $15,000 a pair, and even though some critics find the lenses a bit excessive,Wired reports that according to creator Chandrashekhar Chawan, the profits will go toward treating patients suffering from Stevens Johnson Syndrome, a skin disease that can lead to vision loss.
Will this unconventional jewelry catch on? Chawan expects the lenses to be the next big Bollywood fashion trend.
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