  We report experimental and theoretical results on the production of
macroscopic fluidic lenses with high dioptric power, tunable focal distance and
aperture shape, for applications in adaptive eyewear for the sub-normal vision
segment. The lense is 17 mm wide and is made of an elastic PDMS polymer, which
can adaptively restore accommodation distance within several centimeters
according to the fluidic volume mechanically pumped in. Moreover, the lens can
provide for magnification in the range of +25 Diopter to +100 Diopter with
optical aberrations on the order of the wave-length, and overall lens weight of
less than 2 $g$. We argue that these features make the proposed lenses
appropriate for the impaired vision segment.
