Bionic contact lens

A bionic contact lens is a proposed device that could provide a virtual display that could have a variety of uses from assisting the visually impaired to video gaming, as claimed by the manufacturers and developers.

[5] In 2016, work on Interscatter[6] from the University of Washington has shown the first Wi-Fi enabled contact lens prototype that can communicate directly with mobile devices such as smartphones at data rates between 2–11 Mbit/s.

Radio frequency power transmission and solar cells are expected in future developments.

[13] Previous prototypes proved that it is possible to create a biologically safe electronic lens that does not obstruct a person’s view.

Engineers have tested the finished lenses on rabbits for up to 20 minutes and the animals showed no problems.