Google develops smart health connected contact lenses

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We know that Google likes a little crazy projects like their car that can drive without a driver, or balloons that bring free internet to underdeveloped regions (Loon project). This time, the " smart contact lens project Wants to help people with diabetes to help with their follow-up. These smart health connected lenses allow you to know the blood sugar level of the wearer.

The project is still only at the prototype stage, but the lenses, thanks to integrated microprocessors, are already able to determine the blood sugar level in real time by analyzing tears. Such a system could save diabetics from having to prick their finger several times a day to find out if their blood sugar is not too high. They are to study the possibility of integrating LED microphones which will visually warn the user, directly in the lens.

Google announces, on the article of its official blog, be in discussion with the FDA (the United States regulator of health products) regarding this product, but there is still a lot of work to be done before this product hits the market.

We can only encourage this kind of project from a giant like Google, hoping that this lens will help fight diabetes in the years to come!

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