Smart Photonic Contact Lens for Diabetic Diagnosis and Retinopathy Treatment

  • Magazine Article
  • TBMG-36022
Published February 01, 2020 by Tech Briefs Media Group in United States
Sector:
Language:
  • English

Diabetic patients need to measure their blood sugar level by drawing blood before and after a meal. It is easy to develop complications due to diabetes. Recently, a research team from Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) developed technology that allows diagnosis of diabetes and treatment of diabetic retinopathy just by wearing smart light-emitting diode (LED) contact lens. With this technology, it the researchers hope to develop wearable diagnostic and therapeutic devices for diabetes.