Color blindness-correcting contact lenses Date: March 3, 2021 Source: American Chemical Society Summary: Imagine seeing the world in muted shades -- gray sky, gray grass.

Researchers have incorporated ultra-thin optical devices known as metasurfaces into off-the-shelf contact lenses to correct deuteranomaly, a form of red-green color blindness. The new customizable ...

Lights, mirrors, action! Scientists are developing smart contact lenses embedded with miniscule mirrors that can magnify your vision by almost three times. The 1.55mm-thick lenses incorporate a ...

Until then, however, health experts warn that consumers and traders are largely blind to the risks that shoddy contact lenses pose, and say youngsters are in danger of sacrificing their sight for ...

And unlike traditional night-vision goggles, these lenses don't require a power source. The researchers described the new lenses May 22 in the journal Cell Press . You may like ...

Don’t be blind to the risks of contacts! Wearing reusable contact lenses could lead to a rare infection that causes sight loss, according to eye-opening new research.

Scientists have developed 'night vision' contact lenses that enable wearers to see in the dark. The futuristic technology, pioneered by researchers at the University of Science and Technology of ...

The lenses are expensive, costing about $7,500 to make. And although they are approved by the FDA, Rosenthal has been unable to open the eyes of insurance companies who will not pick up the tab.

New ‘night vision’ contact lenses will allow wearers to see in the dark - The lenses uses nanoparticles to absorb infrared light and convert it into wavelengths visible to the human eye ...