Enhance

Smart Contact Lenses can detect blood sugar levels. They can do this since glucose levels in tear fluid correspond directly to those found in the blood, making continuous measurement possible without the need for thumb pricks. The information is continually sent to a portable device held by the diabetic contact wearer. This enables the diabetic wearer to manage their diet and medication more accurately. Smart Contact Lenses are not the lenses that are commonly used to improve sight. These lenses aren’t even for improving vision; they are state of the art technology that observes blood sugar levels for those suffering from diabetes. Recent studies show that glucose levels can be measured by monitoring the tear fluid in the eye, corresponding directly to those found in blood. These contact lenses are much more efficient than the past finger pricking methods that were painful and time consuming. The lens makes a continuous measurement and the information is persistently sent to a portable device for the patient to constantly check the levels. This allows the patient to manage their diet and medication safely and more accurately.

Retrieves

Smart Contact Lenses combine the average contact lens with the advancements offered by the traditional glucose meter. Diabetics needed a way to monitor their blood sugar levels at all times. At first, testing blood was the only found method that could tell the exact quantity of sugar. However, new studies have shown tear fluid also can do the same job. This is when innovative contact lenses came into play. These non-prescription lenses have circuits wired into the area around the iris to constantly check the glucose amount in tear fluid. This procedure is a far better alternative to pricking a finger to test blood because it is continually measuring the levels, and is much more convenient and therefore, an effective solution.

Obsolesce

The Smart Contact Lenses make obsolete the prick of finger procedure for diabetics as well as the use of any traditional glucose meter. The Smart Contact Lens will make the glucose meter obsolete in the future. The new contact lens is the future for diabetics alike because it more accurate, effective and easier to handle. The glucose meter required blood and thus the patient had to pick themselves in order to extract it. The contact lens is painless and does not require blood. Some predict by 2020, glucose meters will vanish and the Smart Contact Lenses will become prevalent amongst those who suffer from diabetes.

Reverse

If Smart Contact Len users wear the lenses too often, or do not handle them with care, the circuits within them may cause more than just itchiness and dryness. The product does have a very intricate circuit system that could very possibly harm the user. The electrical currents and the technology lodged on the cornea could, if used incorrectly, scratch the cornea that may result in loss of depth perception, colour recognition, and perhaps sight entirely. With further research, the Smart Contact Lenses will become more users safe.