Chris Geddes at the University of Maryland is work on a pair of tangency lenses able to alter appearance establish on the wearer ’s glucose level .
wet from the tear ducts contains glucose that binds with the molecules of boronic acid [ added to disposable contact lens ] , with the reaction have fluorescence .
A handheld unit shines a bluish illumination into the center and measure the resulting gleam to order the user their stemma sugar levels . Another labor in the works would allow the lenses to convert colors more dramatically , from red to yellow to green allowing the wearer or observer a more obvious indication that they ’re headed towards insulin shock by look in the mirror .
Contact crystalline lens respond to origin - lucre levels[NewScientist viaWMMNA ]
Picture from : Glittery Lenses[CoolHunting ]
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