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Contact lens guidelines available to public by year-end
The guidelines are put in place to protect consumers from substandard lenses which are readily available from illegal sources.
Sat Oct 22 2016
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Novartis to start human tests with Google lens in 2016
Novartis plans the first human tests next year of a "smart" contact lens it is developing with Google designed to help restore the eye's natural autofocus.
Sun Sep 06 2015
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Google granted patent for contact lens
This week the US patent authorities granted Google its patent to make contact lenses.
Thu Mar 26 2015
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What happens when you don't clean your contacts
Americans make nearly a million doctor's appointments and emergency room visits a year for eye infections, most of them due to the improper use and care of contact lenses.
Thu Nov 20 2014
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Google making sugar-sensing contact lens for diabetics
The lens works using a tiny wireless chip and miniaturized glucose sensor that are embedded between two layers of soft contact lens material.
Fri Jan 17 2014