Florida man invented a robot that inserts and removes your contact lenses for you

CNN)After years of poor eyesight, eye strain, loss in vision and difficulty with contact lenses, Craig Hershoff invented a robot that he hopes will help people with dexterity issues insert and remove their contact lenses.

Hershoff was diagnosed with Fuch's dystrophy in 2000 and almost lost his sight. He received three corneal transplants in 10 years.
After struggling with his eyesight for years, Hershoff discovered a special type of contact lens called scleral lenses which helped him enormously.

However, when his wife passed away, Hershoff went through a period of anxiety which caused his hands to shake while inserting and removing his contact lenses.

This is when the light bulb went off.
"What happens in a few years if I actually have a tremor and I can't get these lenses in? I need them to see and I don't have anyone to help put them in for me," Hershoff told CNN.

And so, the Cliara Lens Robot was born. Cliara is an acronym for Contact Lens Insertion and Removal Apparatus.
The robot uses suction cups to measure the precise amount of force needed to insert and remove the lenses.

"What is so unique and special about this device is that there is a camera attached so you can see where the lens is going and exactly how it's being placed," Hershoff said. "Any type of anxiety or nervousness is gone because you are controlling the device and it's extremely gentle and safe."

Full article https://edition.cnn.com/2020/11/08/us/florida-man-contact-lens-robot-trnd/index.html