Credit: © 2014 RetoDuriet
After Google’s smart contact lenses that are to treat
diabetes; researchers have pushed up yet another great news for patients of
Glaucoma. The innovative contact lenses
will help early detection of glaucoma that is improbable otherwise.
What is Glaucoma
& how do Contact Lenses treat it?
Glaucoma is caused by the eye strain & pressure.
Glaucoma does not appear on scene until later ages in life. The symptoms often
go unnoticed since they really do not cause any troubles in the beginning.
Unfortunately; when doctors are finally able to diagnose the disease, the
damage has already been done by the glaucoma. Since glaucoma damage the optic
nerves; without immediate & timely treatment it can lead to permanent
vision loss.
The new contact lenses are to be developed by EPFL and Haute
Ecole Arc. These contact lenses would measure intraocular pressure in eyes
continuously for 24 hours that will help early detection of glaucoma; paving
the ways for timely treatment. The early diagnosis and timely treatment would
save patients from permanent vision loss.
"Clinical trials are
being conducted at the Ophthalmic Hospital of CHUV. These to gauge the comfort
of the device, and also test the measurement system", explains Dr Katia
Tissot, the medical manager for the society.
Contact lenses are making lives easier. They do not only
help correcting the refractive index errors but the world is soon to observe
breakthrough advancements in treating ocular diseases. Contact lenses for the
treatment of glaucoma will be made available for the public by the end of 2015,
hopefully.
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