After connected bracelets that calculate athletes' heart rates and calories burned, we are hearing about a brand new connected object: smart lenses. These are the subject of a project by giants Google and Novartis and aim to improve the lives of patients with diabetes. Indeed, a study shows that having to prick oneself several times a day to know one's blood glucose level causes stress and anxiety in some patients (some avoid pricking themselves because it is too painful). With smart lenses, it will be much simpler and less restrictive to calculate one's glucose level.
Google and Novartis Smart Lenses
The idea of creating smart lenses to help patients with diabetes is not new. Indeed, Microsoft began working on the project in 2004. Today, Google and Novartis are trying to develop a lens composed of very powerful micro-elements that will be inserted between two layers of a flexible material (like the soft contact lens found today to ensure optimal comfort for the individual wearing them).
Regarding its use, if the glucose level in the tears is bad, a light signal will appear on the patients' smartphone, tablet... to indicate an anomaly and a risk of danger. This will immediately alert the patient. A major advance for diabetic people, these lenses will reassure them and make them feel safe.
At the time of this article, the commercialization date of these smart lenses was not yet known; Google and Novartis were raising funds to test this project and launch its production.
