First came the smartphone. All the rage in 2014?will be?smart watch and Google Glass. Have you ever heard of smart contact lenses?
Today, Google is launching a sensor system, a chip of some sort,?that can be put in a contact lens. It’s geared toward diabetes patients. It’s supposed to measure blood sugar/glucose?in the tears. It’s supposed to be a better alternative to the needle sticking and device monitoring. Now don’t go rushing to your drug store or your technology store looking for this potential smart contact lens. This is more of a publicity stint, showing the world it can be?done, for now. But they’ve already brought some lenses to the US Food and Drug Administration. Apparently, some at Microsoft have already been working on this for years.
I don’t care who is working?on it, I see a lot of great potential in this. If these lenses can help fight diabetes, which around 380 million people are diagnosed with worldwide, then bring it on. If it helps bring some comfort to those who have to stick themselves daily in the name of health, bring it on. Personally, I hope this gets out of the research stage and into the action stage sooner than later. If it ever comes to that, I hope this technology is used and not abused like some technology is. If you or a loved one was in need of a service like smart contact lenses, would you use them?