Contact lenses futuristic

What is it?

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Include features such as: able to diagnose and treat medical conditions from eye conditions, to diabetes, or even cancer by tracking certain biomarkers

contains photo-detector for receiving optical information

A larger lens that extends to the whites of the eye. It can correct the user's vision, and also incorporates a tiny microLED display, a range of smart sensors.

Temperature sensor: diagnosing potential corneal disease


Glucose sensor: monitoring glucose level in tear fluid

Include features such as: able to diagnose and treat medical conditions from eye conditions, to diabetes, or even cancer by tracking certain biomarkers

Designed with ultra-flat layer, it is more comfortable to wear

Size and duration of batteries : with the lens being ultra-flat

Embark on comprehensive testing

Make optimisations for performance

Still has to overcome a number of hurdles

Could reveal a great deal

Bystanders' privacy

Privacy issues: Track heart rate or perspiration rate. Able to make inferences about one's sexual orientation to whether one's telling the truth under interrogation

Intimate data

Same issue with the regular contact lenses. Non-compliance, or poor lens hygiene and over-wear. Further complications : irritation, inflammation, infections