A set of eyewear is provided for use with prescription spectacles. The design comprises a plurality of selecting devices formed and configured to be attached to the spectacles to provide stereoscopic viewing of images when worn by a user wearing the spectacles. The eyewear comprises a substrate forming a first selector device and a second selector device, and optical materials provided on the substrate. The optical materials comprise first optical material associated with the first selector device and providing a first orientation along a first axis and second optical material associated with the second selector device and providing a second orientation along a second axis substantially orthogonal to the first axis. The substrate and optical materials are configured to be fixedly mountable to the spectacles.
1. A set of eyewear for use with spectacles comprising a front piece and a plurality of temple pieces attached thereto, comprising:
a plurality of selecting devices formed and configured to be slipped onto the front piece of the spectacles in a slip-in, self-locating detachable manner to provide stereoscopic viewing of images when worn by a user wearing the spectacles, wherein each selecting device comprises a linear polarizer substrate and a quarter wave retarder.
2. The set of eyewear of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of selecting devices each comprise a substrate having the quarter-wave retarder located thereon.
3. The set of eyewear of claim 2 , wherein the quarter-wave retarder for a first selecting device is oriented along a first axis and the quarter-wave retarder for a second selecting device is oriented along a second axis substantially orthogonal to the first axis.
4. The set of eyewear of claim 1 , wherein said plurality of selecting devices comprise a plurality of tabs configured to enable placement of the eyewear between the spectacles and the user.
5. The set of eyewear of claim 1 , wherein said plurality of selecting devices comprise means for affixing the set of eyewear to the prescription spectacles.
6. The set of eyewear of claim 1 , wherein said plurality of selecting devices comprises a curved ridge configured to affix the plurality of selecting devices to the prescription spectacles.
7. The set of eyewear of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of selecting devices comprise a relatively clear plastic substrate without a polarization property having at least one polarizer provided thereon.
8. The set of eyewear of claim 7 , wherein one linear polarizer associated with one selecting device has a first orientation along a first axis and another linear polarizer associated with another selecting device has a second orientation along a second axis orthogonal to the first axis.
9. A set of eyewear for use with spectacles worn by a user when viewing stereoscopic images, the spectacles comprising a front piece and a plurality of temple pieces, the set of eyewear comprising:
a substrate forming a first selection device and a second selection device; and
optical materials provided on the substrate, the optical materials comprising:
first optical material associated with the first selection device and providing a first orientation along a first axis; and
second optical material associated with the second selection device and providing a second orientation along a second axis substantially orthogonal to the first axis;
wherein the set of eyewear is configured to be slipped onto the front piece of the spectacles in a slip-in, self-locating detachable manner and the substrate and optical materials facilitate viewing of stereoscopic images, and wherein the substrate comprises a linear polarizer substrate and the optical materials comprise a quarter wave retarder.
10. The set of eyewear of claim 9 , wherein the set of eyewear is configured to be positioned between the spectacles and eyes of the user.
11. The set of eyewear of claim 9 , wherein the substrate is a substantially clear plastic and the optical retarder materials comprise a polarizer.
12. The set of eyewear of claim 9 , wherein said plurality of selecting devices comprise a plurality of tabs configured to enable placement of the eyewear between the spectacles and the user.
13. The set of eyewear of claim 9 , wherein the substrate and the optical materials are fixedly mountable to the spectacles using a curved ridge attached to the substrate and optical materials.
14. The set of eyewear of claim 9 , wherein the substrate and the optical materials are fixedly mountable to the spectacles using a plurality of tabs configured to enable placement of the eyewear between the spectacles and the user.
15. The set of eyewear of claim 9 , further comprising a frame fabricated from one from a group comprising pressed paper and cardboard.
16. A set of eyewear for use with a set of spectacles worn by a user enabling relatively clear user viewing of stereoscopic images, the set of spectacles comprising a front piece and a plurality of temple pieces, the set of eyewear comprising:
a first selection device and a second selection device formed of a substrate; and
optical materials provided on the substrate, the optical materials comprising:
first optical material associated with the first selection device; and
second optical material associated with the second selection device;
wherein the set of eyewear is configured to slip onto the front piece of the spectacles in a slip-in, self-locating detachable manner and the first selection device, second selection device, and optical materials facilitate viewing of stereoscopic images, and wherein the substrate comprises a linear polarizer substrate and the optical materials comprise a plurality of quarter wave retarders.
17. The set of eyewear of claim 16 , wherein the set of eyewear is configured to detachably slip onto the front piece of the spectacles using fixedly mounting means comprising a curved ridge attached to the first selection device and the second selection device.
18. The set of eyewear of claim 16 , wherein the set of eyewear is configured to detachably slip onto the front piece of the spectacles using fixedly mounting means comprising a plurality of tabs configured to enable placement of the eyewear between the spectacles and the user.