How did Keylenz come about?

Keylenz's Kiwi inventor, Carrick Courtney, enjoyed 20/20 vision up until his early 40's when he began having trouble reading things up close. He developed long-sightedness (presbyopia) like many of us do at that age. Eventually, when his arms weren't long enough for him to see to read, he gave in to wearing reading glasses. ​ That's when Carrick began sketching his concept for Keylenz: a high-quality emergency reading lens which would rotate in and out of a protective casing and would sit discreetly on key rings, belts, bags etc. He got the best New Zealand plastics designers to apply some serious optical physics to his concept; trademarked the Keylenz name; and took out patent- and design-protection. High quality, precision plastics manufacturing completed the picture - and the first Keylenz rolled off the production line in Auckla​nd. ​ Now Carrick doesn't have to worry about forgetting his glasses ever again - except for the time he locked his keys in his car...but that's another story! Banish the frustration - pop a Keylenz emergency reader on your key ring.

(see Keylenz Store). ​