Science
Smart Contacts Will Detect Glaucoma Before It Blinds You
Posted by Gizmodo US Edition at 7:00 AM on August 10, 2008
Researchers at UC Davis have designed contact lenses that can give you an in-eye checkup to make sure there's nothing wrong, as well as dispense medication automatically when needed. The "smart" lenses use an organic polymer called PDMS (polydimethylsiloxane, if you're nasty) that detects eye pressure and sends that data to a computer--important updates to get if you're at risk for glaucoma.
