Smart bands, smartwatches, and wireless earbuds are the most popular smart wearables today. However, it is possible that smart contact lenses will soon be added to the list of smart wearable gadgets. If market watchers are to be believed, the sales of smart contact lenses might explode.
Google and Samsung will undoubtedly be at the forefront of the smart lens business. Both firms have been establishing the basics for smart contact lenses for quite some time. Followed by Sony, Google, and Sensimed AG, Samsung is one of the major participants.
This isn’t the first time we’ve heard of Samsung’s interest in developing smart contact lenses. It submitted for a patent on smart contact lenses in 2016. Sony, Sensimed AG, and Google are also developing smart contact lenses. Google has a research organization focused on smart contact lenses and other technologies. However, like with any new technology, it is expected to take some time to market, followed by a few years of refinement.
Mojo Vision’s Smart Contact Lenses
In 2020, the start-up Mojo Vision made it to the headlines by introducing the first smart contact lens. It can show info that is augmented reality-based. It uses a microLED display the size of a grain of sand to communicate important information. It has sophisticated sensors incorporated within a scleral lens that can also correct your vision, which are powered by solid-state batteries.
