Color-Changing Contact Lenses Help Diabetics Monitor Glucose Levels
Posted By Yuka Yoneda On December 22, 2009 @ 1:20 pm In Design for Health | 1 Comment
[4]
Contact lenses have long been a godsend for people who want to ditch their glasses, and now a new, color-changing type of lens [4] could make life a thousand times easier for diabetics. Up until recently, most diabetics have no choice but to rely on e-waste-generating, finger-pricking meters to get accurate readings of their blood-glucose levels. However a biochemical engineer at the University of Western Ontario has developed moodring-like contact lenses that turn different colors to indicate changes in glucose levels [4]. The new lenses stand to make the once painful daily ritual as simple as opening your eyes.
READ MORE AT ECOUTERRE > [4]
Article printed from Inhabitat – Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building: http://inhabitat.com
URL to article: http://inhabitat.com/color-changing-contact-lenses-help-diabetics-monitor-glucose-levels/
URLs in this post:
[1] Tweet: http://twitter.com/share
[2] Share on Tumblr: http://www.tumblr.com/share
[3] Email: mailto:?subject=http://inhabitat.com/color-changing-contact-lenses-help-diabetics-monitor-glucose-levels/
[4] Image: http://www.ecouterre.com/8557/color-changing-contact-lenses-help-diabetics-keep-tabs-on-glucose-levels/
Click here to print.