Most people with early-stage glaucoma don’t know they have it, even though early treatment is key to reducing vision loss. While detecting a subtle increase in eye pressure helps doctors to diagnose ...

One day, perhaps in the not-too-distant future, our bodies will be punctuated by an array of chips and sensors, devices that will constantly mine us for data about our health. Now researchers at the ...

In a recent study published in the journal Nature Communications, researchers developed a wireless theranostic contact lens (WTCL) sensor for sensing intraocular pressure (IOP) in situ and delivering ...

CHENGDU, China — Most glaucoma damage happens when patients aren’t looking — literally. Since current eye pressure tests only work when your eyes are open and you’re sitting in a doctor’s office, ...

In the midst of rapid technological evolution, an intriguing innovation is emerging: smart contact lenses capable of streaming augmented reality (AR) directly to the wearer’s eyes. This development ...

A team of researchers at Beijing Institute of Technology, the Avic Chengdu Aircraft Design & Research Institute, and the Beijing Friendship Hospital have designed a new “smart” contact lens that could ...

Contact lenses have played a pivotal role in rectifying vision impairments for years. Fortunately, researchers from the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore have ingeniously crafted an ...

Scientists from Singapore have designed a new way to keep smart contact lenses charged without the inclusion of wireless charging. It seems like it's only a matter of time before the masses widely ...

Contact lenses are ocular prosthetic devices used by millions of people across the world. Although the main application of contact lenses is vision correction, these are also used for cosmetic and ...

Novartis, the Swiss healthcare firm, has announced it will license Google’s exciting smart contact lens technology, initially unveiled by the Google X team at the beginning of this year. This is the ...

In a recent publication in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, scientists from the American Chemical Society unveiled a prototype "smart" contact lens capable of accurately measuring eye pressure ...

Most people with early-stage glaucoma don't know they have it, even though early treatment is key to reducing vision loss. While detecting a subtle increase in eye pressure helps doctors to diagnose ...