Contact lenses with a built-in zoom may change the future of vision. An international team of researchers developed contact lenses with zooming capabilities and presented the futuristic device at the Advancement of Science's annual meeting in California on Friday. The first lens prototype was unveiled in 2013, but it has been significantly improved since then, and now comes with smart glasses. The 1.55-millimeter-thick contact lens contains a tiny reflective telescope, which is activated by a single wink of the eye.
It looks like something out of a sci-fi movie or futuristic James Bond sequel. When light hits the lens, small mirrors bounce light around and change how the user perceives the size of objects, magnifying the entire view. The researchers compared it to looking through low-level magnification binoculars. The lenses only work with smart glasses that respond to the wearer’s…
