Smart Contact Lenses 109
Iddo Genuth writes "Scientists at the University of California, Davis, have recently designed a contact lens prototype with a built-in pressure sensor using a novel process that etches tiny electrical circuits within a soft polymer material. The new development could help glaucoma patients to measure their current risk factor, thus replacing the current methods which require constant visits to a clinician."
Re:So... (Score:4, Interesting)
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(Speaking as a person whose eye color naturally very slowly oscillates with time)
What I'm really waiting for... (Score:5, Interesting)
is contact lenses with built in nanoscale light sources that can project microtext and images directly onto my retinae.
Big Eyes, Small Mouth (Score:3, Interesting)
Glaucoma? Medical applications? Pshaw. I'd rather hear more about the cosmetic uses [newsarama.com] of custom contact lenses.
Re:Big Eyes, Small Mouth (Score:3, Interesting)
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