Despite the fact that Google’s Glass, the search engine giant’s first foray into wearable technology, doesn’t even have a firm release date yet, the product keeps grabbing headlines and gaining eye-catching features and add-ons. The latest item in both of those categories is the announcement that a third-party company will begin producing custom prescription lenses built for use with the Google Glass device.

According to an article published by Mirror, Google Glass users will be able to purchase unique prescription lenses from a company called Rochester Optical. Tim Moore, one of the original Google Glass explorers – or beta testers – is spearheading the project, bringing his own intimate knowledge of Google’s wearable device to the table. He will even lead a new research team for the company, a division entirely dedicated to wearable devices. Clearly, Rochester Optical believes that wearable technology is the next big thing.

Despite Moore’s ties with the Google Glass venture, the prescription lenses offered by Rochester Optical will be sold on an entirely third party basis for the time being. Lenses will run a range of designs, including prescription, fashion, and sport versions. Customers will order the lenses online, where they will be asked to input their prescription information, the color of their Google Glass device, and their choice of lens style. Once the order is placed, Rochester Optical will create the lens and have it shipped out in 1-2 days.

Moore has claimed that the Rochester Optical lenses will be available for purchase “no later than January,” meaning that they may actually beat the Google Glass device to the market. Google has not announced a release date yet, but speculation points to a first quarter 2014 release.

Regardless of when the Google Glass hits the market, however, Rochester’s prescription lenses could represent an interesting game-changer in how tech fiends use or rely upon the Google Glass.

Following Moore’s announcement about the lenses, the Washington Post published a column asking, “Will prescription lenses change how society reacts to Google Glass?” Just a few weeks ago, a California woman received a ticket for wearing the Google Glass while behind the wheel of her car, with the ticketing officer maintaining that the device violated the state’s statute against having video screens in the front seat. With prescription lenses, a Google Glass user could feasibly talk his or her way out of a ticket by claiming a reliance on the device for vision purposes.