contact lens technology
5 Contact Lens Technologies for Long-Lasting Comfort
Discomfort is one of the most common problems for contact lens wearers. In fact, recent studies have found that discomfort is the main reason for contact lens discontinuation. Leading manufacturers incorporate certain technologies into their contact lenses to relieve and prevent discomfort. The technologies may work in different ways, but they all provide the same […]
Contact Lens Camera Can Help the Blind
Always at the forefront of technological advancements, Google has applied for patents for a set of smart contact lenses. The contacts lenses, which go beyond the aesthetics of the wearable technology trend, have a medical purpose: they can help the blind “see”. The contacts, which would be embedded with a small camera and sensors, would […]
Google’s “Smart” Contact Lenses: How Does They Transform Diabetes Management and Eye Care
Updated November 13, 2024 – Diabetes is a huge and growing problem – health professionals claim that one in every nineteen people on the planet is plagued by the disease. Although it’s manageable, many individuals with diabetes equate the “management” with having a second job; glucose levels change frequently and round-the-clock monitoring is crucial. In […]
First 3D-Printed Contact Lenses with Built-In LED
In the last few years, there’s been a lot of discussion in the tech world about wearable technology. Many experts have predicted that wearable technology is the next logical step in technological advancement. Already, technology giants such as Google and Apple have started to develop wearable technology for consumers. Apple, for example, has recently released […]
Braille Contact Lens Technology Could Enable the Blind to ‘See’
Researchers in Israel are working on a special kind of contact lens that they say will could enable the blind to see. The contact lens would use the eye’s tactile sensors to give blind people the ability to “feel” shapes with their eyes, much in the same way their fingers feel Braille. The bionic contact […]
Night Vision Contact Lenses: Army’s Next Bright Future
Updated November 5, 2024 – Imagine seeing in the dark with just a pair of contact lenses. Sounds futuristic? The U.S. Army thinks it could soon be a reality. As the Pentagon works to develop a faster, lighter, and stronger soldier prototype, new technology in the form of night vision contact lenses could offer soldiers superior […]
