Contact lenses futuristic
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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