Scientists in South Korea have developed experimental contact lenses designed to send electrical signals through the retina ...

We’re all familiar with smart glasses, but could wearables technology go one step further with a smart contact lens?

In the midst of rapid technological evolution, an intriguing innovation is emerging: smart contact lenses capable of streaming augmented reality (AR) directly to the wearer’s eyes. This development ...

Scientist Lee Seok Woo said a scene from a "Mission Impossible" movie inspired his latest invention: batteries for smart contact lenses. In the fourth film of the series, an agent wears contact lenses ...

Most people with early-stage glaucoma don't know they have it, even though early treatment is key to reducing vision loss. While detecting a subtle increase in eye pressure helps doctors to diagnose ...

Amid the increased clamor for AR smart glasses and headsets over the last year, it’s become easy to lose sight of the much more advanced alternative: smart contact lenses. At MWC 2025, though, I got ...

One of the coolest things we've seen in movies like the Mission: Impossible series is smart contact lenses that display all sorts of cool information right in the main character's field of view. The ...

Developed by Chinese scientists, this new lens type serves applications in healthcare and augmented reality (AR). Unlike conventional silicon chips, these eye-tracking smart contact lenses utilize ...

A team of researchers at Beijing Institute of Technology, the Avic Chengdu Aircraft Design & Research Institute, and the Beijing Friendship Hospital have designed a new “smart” contact lens that could ...

A groundbreaking smart contact lens is revolutionizing early detection methods for irreversible vision loss. This innovative lens can wirelessly monitor eye pressure in real time, which is ...

Smart contact lens startup XPANCEO announced it’s secured $250 million in Series A funding, putting its valuation at $1.35 billion and minting it as XR’s most recent unicorn. The funding round was led ...