UV-Responsive Contact Lens Darken Automatically Under Sunlight
November 11, 2009 by Rico Mossesgeld
Filed under Wearables
Believe it or not, while glasses that turn a shade darker under bright sunlight have been around for 40 years, only recently has someone developed a pair of contact lens that does the same.
Even better, through the use of some nifty nano-engineering, these photochromic (that’s the scientific term folks) lens perform even better than their traditional, frame-rimmed counterparts. According to the director of the Singaporean institute responsible for this development, the contact lens adapt faster, thanks to the use of a network of really tiny tunnels distributed evenly throughout the lens.
These tunnels contain the dye that automatically adjusts to the …read more
