Bionic Eyes for Daily Wear?

Yvonne Carts-Powell

Researchers at the University of Washington are developing the first steps to building a heads-up display in a contact lens.

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A display embedded in a contact lens.

Forget heads-up displays on windshields and glasses: Imagine a heads-up display device that you popped into your eye with no more fuss than a contact lens. It would require no more fuss because the display would be built into the contact lens.

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