‘Smart’ Contact Lenses Monitor Glucose Levels in Tears
“A soft, flexible contact lens can monitor glucose levels in tears and deliver sensing results through the lens display, according to a new report, alerting the user if glucose levels are too high by turning off a tiny embedded LED light.
The authors say their approach, tested in rabbits, is the first to apply the display pixel into a soft contact lens to visualize glucose sensing. The strategy may one day be used to screen for pre-diabetes and daily glucose monitoring. Critically, this strategy does not require the expensive tools or brittle components currently used in many “smart” lenses, which can block the user’s field of vision and even harm the eye. Such systems also typically require bulky equipment to measure signals from the contact lens sensors…”
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https://www.mdtmag.com/news/2018/01/smart-contact-lenses-monitor-glucose-levels-tears
great device
Interesting
Interesting