Smart contact lenses sound like science fiction. But there's already a race to develop technology for the contact lenses of the future — ones that will give you super-human vision and will offer heads-up displays, video cameras, medical sensors and much more. In fact, these products are already being developed.
Sounds unreal, right? But it turns out that eyeballs are the perfect place to put technology.
Smart contact lenses are like implants but they don't require surgery and can usually be removed or inserted by the user. They're neither on nor under the skin full time. They're exposed to both air and the body's internal chemistry.
Contact lenses sit on the eye, and so can enhance vision. They're exposed to both light and the mechanical movement of blinking, so they can harvest energy.
The latest Verily smart contact lens is actually injected into the eyeball, according to a recently published patent. So it's less of a contact lens and more of a surgical implant.
Verily is headed by Andrew Jason Conrad, who is also the inventor of the lens.
The process is vaguely gruesome: Your natural lens is removed from your eyeball. A fluid is then injected into the eye, and that fluid fuses with the eye's lens capsule as it solidifies. Inside this new, artificial lens lives storage, battery, sensors, a radio and other electronics. The artificial lens would take over the job of focusing light onto the retina, improving vision in numerous ways without glasses, but in a flexible, interactive way.
haha awesome future shit! So excited about the technology comming in this century. Can't even begin to imagine what humanity will look like in a few hundred year. awesome post! followed <3
Really exciting times for people who love technology,Thanks for the follow :)
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I hope this doesn't happen to be honest but it is likely that it is the next step. humans morphing into robots are easily controlled by the elite.
Ha ha yeah i know, maybe a mater of time the way we going.
The natural lens of your eyes will be removed before doing the transplant through the introduction of fluid? Why would I do that? I have been using contact but not to the extent by introducing fluid in the eyes. It's not safe anymore.
I know who would introduce fluid in their eyes really lol ,do you think man kind will except this technology?,frighting thing is i think people will soon welcome this kind of thing.
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This is some Black Mirror shit, hope they can figure it out in a less invasive way haha
Thanks for the comment ,I know,it wouldn't be for me ,im bad enough when i get a hair in my eye ha ha
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Interesting :) Which country will this contact lens be distributed first?
Thank you for your comment ,I would say whichever country society would most likely except it first.
Thanks :) I'm excited to see what technology comes next.
Its moving so fast now,exciting times :) @litcoinkid if you would be kind enough to follow me back Thank you
Yeah, I already followed you :) Have you seen the cyborg dragonfly?
No i will have to take a look thank you.
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