Zoom Contact Lens

Swedish scientist are trying to come up with a new contact lens that will zoom in on objects, books, faces, etc...So far they have a prototype lens that can magnify up to 2.8 times. They are hoping to find a way to make it zoom in even more than it already does. In the future they are hoping that the contact lenses will help people with macular degeneration which is an eye disease that causes vision loss. A simple wink will activate the lens causing it to zoom in. The process of making these lenses has been very hard. The very first prototype they created wasn't exactly ready to be put on someone's eye. The magnification wasn't able to turn off unless you took it out of your eye. You also couldn't wear them for long because they weren't gas permeable. The newer prototype is capable of staying in your eye for a longer period of time. The creators of the contacts are still trying to find a way to make the lens better. To find out more info you can read this article or you can watch this video.