August 11, 2014
Google and Novartis are now working together to develop Google[x] smart contact lens into wearable blood glucose sensors, helping thousands patients suffering from diabetes.
How it works?
"We’re now testing a smart contact lens that’s built to measure glucose levels in tears using a tiny wireless chip and miniaturized glucose sensor that are embedded between two layers of soft contact lens material. We’re testing prototypes that can generate a reading once per second. We’re also investigating the potential for this to serve as an early warning for the wearer, so we’re exploring integrating tiny LED lights that could light up to indicate that glucose levels have crossed above or below certain thresholds."
Does it mean your eye will change color?
Btw, what is the chemistry inside the lens that allows continuous blood glucose level monitoring?
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- Google's smart contact lens is coming to an eye near you: Lenses for diabetics and the farsighted to go into production
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