Infrared contact lenses allow people to see in the dark, eyes closed

https://phys.org/news/2025-05-infrared-contact-lenses-people-dark.html

by joak • 1 year ago

28 10 1 year ago

Mega clickbait title, but still very interesting sci-fi level research tech:

  Currently, the contact lenses are only able to detect infrared radiation projected from an LED light source

az09mugen• 1 year ago

"In humans, the infrared contact lenses enabled participants to accurately detect flashing morse code-like signals and to perceive the direction of incoming infrared light."

Not what I expected from the title but interesting and also I wonder what would be the applications.

nothercastle• 1 year ago

Military

greatgib• 1 year ago

I'm wondering what would be the feeling to have closed eyes and still see sometimes/have some visual activity. Like not be able to rest from vision even with closed eyes.

BriggyDwiggs42• 1 year ago

Probably like sound. Can be distracting or soothing depending on what it is.

moralestapia• 1 year ago

There's a disease that does that to you, a bit like tinnitus but in vision.

Sounds terrible if you ask me.

fractallyte• 1 year ago

Echoes of "Sinister Barrier" by Eric Frank Russell, a famous 1940s SF novel (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinister_Barrier).

If scientists begin dying mysteriously, these researchers might be onto something! ;-)

vintermann• 1 year ago

Hats off to the researcher who managed to put contact lenses on mice.

aitchnyu• 1 year ago

I would see a documentary on lab mice. I just know bits like the existence of grip strength rigs https://bioseb.com/en/activity-motor-control-coordination/48...

jokethrowaway• 1 year ago

This is a great first step!

But even if they get something cooler working it would still take 20 years before we see them emerge out of testing (if ever).

I'm still waiting to get supervision with https://ocumetics.com/ and they're stuck doing and redoing tests

They do get acquired every once and then so I suspect they are being stalled with wads of cash so that they don't destroy the eyewear sector

Infrared contact lenses allow people to see in the dark, eyes closed

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