印度一位验光师新近研制出了世界上首款镶有钻石和黄金的隐形眼镜，每对价值1.5万美元。据介绍，这位验光师是看到镶在妻子牙齿上的宝石才有这个创意的。这款隐形眼镜共有四款：18颗钻石加白金、18颗钻石加黄金，以及纯白金和纯黄金。每对眼镜重5克，透气性良好，戴上后距离眼角膜6到9毫米，可以保存水分使眼睛得到滋润。研发人员表示还可根据顾客要求进行个性化定制，以达到矫正视力的目的。据悉，这款钻石隐形眼镜将限量生产3996对，计划销往国外，销售所得收入将用于资助治疗史蒂文斯强生综合症患者。史蒂文斯强生综合症是一种皮肤病，会导致患者失明。

　　The lenses weigh 5 grams in total, sit between 6mm and 9mm away from the cornea and hold water in front of it to soothe the eye.

　　An Indian optometrist has created the world's first contact lenses to be embedded with diamonds and gold.

　　Creator Chandrashekhar Chawan, who works at India's Shekhar Eye Research Centre, says he was inspired by the jewels in his wife's teeth.

　　The exotic eyewear costs $15,000 a pair.

　　They are part of the company's La SER Jewelry range and will be available in four designs: 18 diamonds on white gold, 18 diamonds on yellow gold, just white gold and yellow gold.

　　Mr Chawan said that the lenses weigh 5 grams in total, sit between 6mm and 9mm away from the cornea and hold water in front of it to soothe the eye.

　　Shekhar Eye Research says that the design will not stop oxygen from getting to the eye.

　　They can be customised to correct any visual impairment and are comfortable to wear, they added.

　　Some critics, however, may find the lenses a bit excessive.

　　Only 3,996 lenses will be made, but Mr Chawan says that there are plans to sell them outside of India.

　　The Huffington Post reports that the profits from the sale of the lenses will be used to fund the treatment of people suffering from Stevens Johnson Syndrome - a skin disease that usually results from a drug reaction, mostly sulphur-based drugs.

　　It affects the tear glands in the eyes, glands that help to keep the eyes moist, and leads to loss of vision.

　　But will this unconventional jewelry catch on?

　　Mr Chawan expects the lenses to be the next big Bollywood fashion trend.