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It is reported that the contact lenses developed by pharmaceutical giants have met medical requirements and are expected to be launched within two years. They have been submitted to the US Food and Drug Administration for approval. More importantly, this real-time blood glucose monitoring contact lens is not expensive, comparable in price to regular contact lenses, and users can buy a new one after the end of its service life.

As for the charging issue of contact lenses, the current generated when the glasses react with blood sugar in tears is sufficient to ensure the daily electricity consumption of contact lenses. And when contact lenses transmit data wirelessly, the glasses can also be charged wirelessly. At present, the wireless transmission distance of glasses is 8 cm. This low-power transmission is harmless, and the transmission speed of 20 bits per second is enough. This time, the focus is on diabetes. According to the statistics of the World Health Organization (WTO) in 2014, there are 347 million people suffering from diabetes in the world at present, and there is a trend of global prevalence. In 2012, the number of deaths directly caused by diabetes was 1.5 million. The World Health Organization predicts that after 2024, the total number of deaths caused by diabetes will increase by more than 50%. No matter what type of diabetes patients are, they need to regularly check their blood sugar concentration, and the most common method is to drop finger blood on a special test paper. 'It's painful and troublesome to measure blood sugar in this way, so many people with diabetes do not check on time.' Announcing the launch of the plan of 'blood sugar glasses'. In January 2014, the plan for contact lenses was officially announced, stating that the circuit and medical LED cold light accessory chip in the contact lenses could measure the patient's blood sugar level through the blood sugar level in tears. And at that time, Google also planned to embed it in the glasses, so that if the patient's blood sugar was too high or too low, the LED would light up to remind them.

In July of the same year, a Swiss pharmaceutical company announced its ophthalmic drug and device manufacturers, stating that this was an opportunity to commercialize contact lenses., This contact lens will generate a significant amount of cash flow and the product will be officially commercialized in 5 years. But the latest news recently obtained is that the 'blood glucose glasses' will be commercially launched within two years. In addition to detecting blood glucose, this contact lens also has the function of reading glasses, which can be used as part of phototactic cataract treatment. However, as contact lenses are tightly attached to the eyes, they may not be suitable for eye disease patients, otherwise the stability and accuracy of blood glucose testing will be affected.