High-Tech Contact Lenses Dispense Glaucoma Meds

August 5, 2008 by MedHeadlines  
Filed under Glaucoma, MedTech

Biomedical engineers at the University of California (UC) Davis have devised materials they plan to turn into contact lenses outfitted with pressure sensors and medication stores.  When the sensors detect changes in eye pressure that signal the need for medications, the contact lenses will dispense the medications themselves. Read more

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