Innovative contact lenses to help diabetics

Constant monitoring of his condition is probably the only effective method for diabetics to maintain blood sugar in the required framework. In order to facilitate this task, a researcher from the University of Akron, Dr. Jun Hu (Hu Jun), has developed contact lenses that can serve as indicators of fluctuations in the amount of sugar in the body. Work on this project, the scientist began in 1999, and only recently he managed to present to the public the fruit of their labors.









New contact lenses are able to detect even slight changes in physiological parameters. Coming into contact with tears, they react to the change of the concentration of sugar in the body, changing their own color. Thus, the user finds out about this, look in the mirror. In addition, the color of the eyes can not cause the reactions of others.









In order to people forced to use such lenses, do not have to constantly rely on mirrors and friends, the Creator of this development is also going to design apps for smartphones, which would use the built-in camera gadgets for diagnosis. Photographing your own eyes, the user of this application would be able to obtain accurate information about your condition.



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