Fish and insects guide design for future contact lenses
From: EurekaAlert! - 03/14/2016

Imagine a contact lens that autofocuses within milliseconds. That could be
life-changing for people with presbyopia, a stiffening of the eye's lens that
makes it difficult to focus on close objects. The goal of this NIH-funded
research is to design contacts that continuously adjust in concert with one's
own cornea and lens to recapture a person's youthful vision.

The lens uses electronic circuits and light sensors, which are powered by a
solar cell, all built into the contact lens. When the sensors determine that
the eye needs to focus, the chips command a small electrical current, which
changes the focal length of the lens in a fraction of a second. The lens is
designed to treat farsightedness, which affects nearly 1 billion people. The
researchers say the technology is at least five years away.

Read the entire article at:
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2016-03/nei-fai031116.php

Links:
DeepOptics
http://www.deepoptics.com

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