Contact lenses with circuits, lights a possible platform for superhuman vision

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Contact lenses with metal connectors for electronic circuits were safely worn by rabbits in lab tests. Credit: University of Washington
Contact lenses with metal connectors for electronic circuits were safely worn by rabbits in lab tests. Credit: University of Washington

Movie characters from the Terminator to the Bionic Woman use bionic eyes to zoom in on far-off scenes, have useful facts pop into their field of view, or create virtual crosshairs. Off the screen, virtual displays have been proposed for more practical purposes – visual aids to help vision-impaired people, holographic driving control panels and even as a way to surf the Web on the go.


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