The Science Fiction Future Of Contact Lenses Is Arriving Now

MYEYEBB, 14/08/2021

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The Science Fiction Future Of Contact Lenses Is Arriving Now

"We are all familiar with contact lenses that help people see better. But imagine contact lenses that darken automatically when you step into bright sunlight, or detect diseases and slow down their progression. What about contact lenses that deliver augmented reality? Well, it’s time to stop imagining because things are about to get better as modern times are yielding a significant jump in contact lens technology.

We now live in a world where contact lenses have the potential to detect/diagnose illness, record video, display images, videos, and much more. So, do contact lenses that display information like health monitoring, entertainment, communication exist? That answer is yes, but the FDA approval process for most products is lengthy, and the technology is still arguably half-baked.

Over 45 million people in the U.S. wear contacts, according to the CDC. This represents a significant demographic for potential sales. Plus, the fact that futuristic contact lenses broaden the spectrum for potential buyers with no existing eye conditions is a big win for the contact lens industry.

The future of contact lens technology is even groovier than you may think. Let’s look at some of the exciting things happening in the industry.

Although the first augmented reality glasses were designed for military use, notable companies like Mojo are looking to skip the wearable glasses and jump right to a revolutionary contact lens with some groundbreaking features.

Writing for Forbes.com, John Koetsier reports that Mojo lenses deliver incredible 14,000 pixels per inch packed into a display that sends microscopic-sized beams into the fovea of the eye—the part of the eye with the highest concentration of retinal cones and natural photoreceptors..." Lire la suite