Poets say the eyes are a window to the soul. But biomedical engineers are using the eyes to gain insight into the body.
They’re hard at work on futuristic-sounding technology that uses smart contact lenses and implantable lenses to diagnose, monitor, and treat a wide range of diseases.
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Tomi Engdahl says:
Christina Farr / CNBC:
Alphabet’s Verily says it’s pausing its glucose-sensing contact lens project because, after four years of study, lenses didn’t gauge blood sugar levels reliably
Alphabet stops its project to create a glucose-measuring contact lens for diabetes patients
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/11/16/alphabet-verily-stops-smart-lens-glucose-measuring-contact-lens.html
In a show of transparency, Verily posted a blog post on Friday explaining why it is hitting the pause button on its glucose-sensing contact lens.
The project was first announced in 2014, back when Verily was known as Google Life Sciences.
It will shift focus to other eye-related projects, the company said.
Tomi Engdahl says:
Smart Contact Lenses Put You Up Close To The Screen
https://hackaday.com/2022/05/22/smart-contact-lenses-put-you-up-close-to-the-screen/
Google Glass didn’t take off as expected, but — be honest — do you really want to walk around with that hardware on your head? The BBC recently covered Mojo, a company developing smart contact lenses that not only correct vision but can show a display. You can see a video from CNET on the technology below.
The lenses have microLED displays, smart sensors, and solid-state batteries similar to those found in pacemakers. The company claims to have a “feature-complete prototype” and are going to start testing, according to the BBC article. We imagine you can’t get much of a battery crammed into a contact lens, but presumably, that’s one of the things that makes it so difficult to develop this sort of tech.