This prototype contact lens has been integrated with a miniature radio antenna, electronic control circuits and light-emitting diodes. Researchers are speculating that the technology could be developed into a platform that would support many innovations involving vision, starting with new kinds of information displays for aviation cockpit crews and highway drivers.
For a full report, including a brief, interactive slide show, see Vision of the future seen in bionic contact lens at MSNBC On Line.
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