Electronic Contact Lens Displays
New Scientist reports on the first contact lenses containing electronic displays. They’ve been put into the eyes of rabbits to prove they are safe for humans:
The first version may only have one pixel, but higher resolution lens displays – like those seen in Terminator – could one day be used as satnav enhancers showing you directional arrows for example, or flash up texts and emails – perhaps even video. In the shorter term, the breakthrough also means people suffering from conditions like diabetes and glaucoma may find they have a novel way to monitor their conditions.
“We have demonstrated the operation of a contact lens display powered by a remote radiofrequency transmitter in free space and on a live rabbit,” says a US and Finnish team led by Babak Praviz of the University of Washington in Seattle.
“This verifies that antennas, radio chips, control circuitry, and micrometre-scale light sources can be integrated into a contact lens and operated on live eyes.”
New Scientist had a February report on smart contact lenses for health and head-up displays.
4 Responses to “Electronic Contact Lens Displays”
I hope I am not the lone person who thinks that technology is advancing at far too rapid and dangerous a pace.
Well if they can do that, why not Zoom in and Zoom out for people that now use bifocals?
It will be a while yet (to say the least) before this becomes usable technology. Allen’s suggestion is far more likely to see the light of day sooner than the contact lens HUD.
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