Alongside improving your vision, a new smart contact lens design could monitor for conditions including diabetes, heart disease and stroke, a study has reported.
Researchers from the UK, US and China developed the lens, which features a mesh sensor layer that can measure levels of light, temperature and even glucose in tears.
The latter has use beyond monitoring for diabetes, the team said, with complications of stroke and heart disease closely related to disorders of blood glucose regulation.
The design, the team have said, does not impair the wearer s vision or ability to blink, and could be adapted in future to facilitate retinal function tests as well.
Surrey Unveils Breakthrough Manufacturing Process of Ultra-Thin Sensor for Smart Contact Lenses
In a paper published by the journal Matter, engineers from the University of Surrey together with partners from Harvard University, University of Science and Technology of China, UK National Physical Laboratory, George Washington University and Zhejiang University Ningbo Research Institute report on how they have developed a breakthrough sensor system and manufacturing process.
The global team of engineers reveal that the new contact lens sensor system contains a photodetector for receiving optical information, a temperature sensor for diagnosing potential corneal disease and a glucose sensor for directly monitoring the glucose levels in tear fluid.
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Ultra-thin sensors in âsmartâ contact lenses could monitor user health 06 Jan 2021
Professional Engineering
Stock image. The smart contact lens sensors were developed by an international team of researchers (Credit: Shutterstock) An international team of researchers has developed a âbreakthroughâ sensor system and manufacturing process for new âsmartâ contact lenses.
Engineers from the University of Surrey worked with partners from the UK National Physical Laboratory, Harvard University in Massachusetts, the University of Science and Technology of China, George Washington University in Washington DC and Zhejiang University Ningbo Research Institute in China to develop the ultra-thin sensors.
The new contact lens system contains a multitude of sensors – a photodetector for receiving optical information, a temperature sensor for diagnosing potential corneal disease and a glucose sensor for directly monitoring glucose levels