Contact lenses of the future - what will they be?

For many years, people withvision were forced to wear glasses, which are inconvenient because they constantly get dirty and sweat. Fortunately, in 1971, the American company Bausch + Lomb received permission to sell soft contact lenses and after a few decades they gained mass popularity. At the moment, most lens manufacturers are trying to make them more comfortable for the eyes and durable. However, there are companies that want to give contact lenses additional features. For example, startup Mojo Vision has been developing augmented reality contact lenses for several years. You might think this is another project that will soon fail, but no - the newly developed glasses began to be worn by volunteers. Based on their feedback, the final version will be created, which may well go on sale. The price of a new generation of contact lenses will be like an expensive smartphone.

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• 1 Lenses with augmented reality
• 2 Why do we need augmented reality in lenses?
• 3 How are the contact lenses of the future?
• 4 When will the new lenses be available for sale?

Augmented Reality Lenses

Mojo Vision develops lenseswith augmented reality since 2015. At the moment, they have already prepared a prototype that is suitable for wearing - its safety has been proven and nothing should threaten the health of the wearer. The first person to wear advanced lenses was Mojo Vision CEO Drew Perkins. This happened on June 23 in the laboratory of the Californian city of Saratoga.

Drew Perkins testing lenses in the lab

After completion of preclinical trials andreduce potential risks, I put on Mojo lenses. Much to my surprise, I realized that I can use a compass to navigate in space, view images and read text,” shared Drew Perkins.

What is augmented reality in lenses for?

It turns out that contact lenses are already quitecope with their task, that is, they allow you to find out useful information without taking your smartphone out of your pocket. In the demo images, you can see that the lenses can show a map, data and distance traveled, time, and other information. We have already seen something like this in Google Glass glasses, which were actively discussed at one time, but then were completely abandoned.

Apparently, the lens interface looks like this

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How are the contact lenses of the future?

However, compare contact lenses Mojo Visionwith smart glasses from Google is not entirely fair - this time we are talking about much more advanced technologies. First, contact lenses use the smallest display in existence. It is reported that the MicroLED display has a diagonal of 0.02 inches and a resolution of 14,000 pixels per inch - a record pixel density. The entire filling runs on a 5 GHz processor ARM Core M, and a radio module is used for data transmission. A set of gyroscope and a number of other sensors monitors the movements of the human eye.

The structure of contact lenses Mojo Vision

Eye tracking is essential forto control the interface. Apparently, to scroll the text, you can simply move your eyes up and down - no smartphone control or hand movements.

Augmented reality contact lenses do not differ in size from ordinary ones.

The battery is also built right into the lenses and is locatedin the outer ring. It is reported that the battery belongs to the medical class, that is, it cannot harm human health. One charge in the prototype is enough for a day of work. Wireless technology is used to replenish the energy reserve, which is also convenient. The only negative in terms of comfort may be the need to put on the lenses correctly every time so that the image is not upside down. But what prevents you from making the interface adaptable to the user, because the lenses have an accelerometer and other orientation sensors? Maybe in the final version of this inconvenience will no longer be.

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When will the new lenses go on sale?

Currently the only lens testeris Drew Perkins, but the company wants to find more volunteers soon. Based on their feedback, bugs will be corrected, and then the lenses will be shown to regulatory agencies like the FDA, which tests all products to make sure they are safe for humans. If all goes according to plan, Mojo Vision contact lenses will go on sale. According to the developers, their price will be at the level of first-class smartphones. It turns out that if they appear in Russia, they will cost about 100,000 rubles. And they could well be called the lenses of the future, because previously we only saw this in science fiction films.

Would you dare to test the lenses on yourself?

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