Google smart contact lens functions and features
01-17-2014
Tags: Google, contact, lens, smart, what it does, how it works
The contact lens that Google is introducing is still a prototype. The design houses a sensor between two layers of lenses that measures the glucose levels in tears. The lens also features a very small antenna, capacitor and controller, so that the information gathered from the lens can move from your eye to a device where that data can be read and analyzed. The chip and sensors are mounted on a small plastic-like film. A tiny pinhole in the lens lets tear fluid seep over the glucose monitor to get regular readings. The current model, can get a level reading once every second. The National Diabetes Education Program estimates that 382 million people and 25.8 million Americans have diabetes. That means that every day — multiple times a day — over 8 percent of people in this country have to take time out of their day to prick themselves to test their blood levels.
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