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Mojo Vision Announces Smart Contact Lens
January 20, 2020
Earlier this month, we postulated that a smart contact lens would be the perfect solution for an AR display, given the requirement to convince the consumer to use wearables all the time. Such a device has been under development for 10 years is finally out of its stealth phase: Mojo Vision, a startup focused on so-called invisible computing, has gained approval from the FDA to try the contact lens as a medical device in the US.
Figure 1: Smart Contact Lens
Mojo Vision Announces Smart Contact Lens
January 20, 2020
Earlier this month, we postulated that a smart contact lens would be the perfect solution for an AR display, given the requirement to convince the consumer to use wearables all the time. Such a device has been under development for 10 years is finally out of its stealth phase: Mojo Vision, a startup focused on so-called invisible computing, has gained approval from the FDA to try the contact lens as a medical device in the US.
- Mojo Vision, which has raised $100 million, is finally talking about its contact lens (VentureBeat).
- Reportedly, the lens features a 14,000 ppi display (a modern smartphone like the Pixel 4 has a 444 ppi display), along with image sensor, radio, and motion sensor that will be built in to help overlay and stabilize images as you walk, look around, and so on.
- The lens can show information and notifications, and users can interact with the interface. Blink and you won't miss it either, as the display beams into the retina directly, and the display is set to show "useful and timely information", says Mojo.
- Right now, the lens needs a portable relay nearby to get data, but Mojo says it’s working on versions that link directly to smartphones.
- Which all sounds interesting and great, and there are indications this could help vision-impaired people in low-light situations and more.
- The special type of hard scleral lens used here is different to a soft contact lens you or someone you know uses instead of glasses.
- While the hard lens has useful properties for this application, the eye is sensitive. Scleral lenses can’t be worn for long, and in current applications, users must see eye doctors frequently for check-ups.
- As Gizmodo asks, is it wise to use a device that beams light into your eye constantly?
- What about heat? What about the risks and problems around contact lens hygiene?
- These questions are why smart glasses the preferred target for tech companies in the past have been. A Google Glass-like approach to an invisible smart display has almost zero eye risk, a contact lens is swimming in risks, so to speak
- Mojo Vision told Gizmodo it has “three optometrists on staff and is partnering with industry experts in optometry, ophthalmology, low-vision science, medical software, clinical testing, and regulatory approval.
Figure 1: Smart Contact Lens
Source: Mojo Vision
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