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Smart contact lens measures diabetics' blood sugar

24-Jan-2018

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Lens is made out of the same material as soft contacts.

Researchers have embedded electronics an LED light and a glucose sensor.

LED flickers off if wearer's glucose levels rise above a certain level.

Trialled in rabbits - but not clear if human tears reflect glucose levels.

The study was published in the Science Advances journal.

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Jang-Ung Park

Associate Professor at Yonsei University.

Science Advances

Journal that publishes original research and reviews in all disciplines of science

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Diabetes