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   Smart contact has potential to improve sight for many   
      
   EU-funded researchers have inserted a microchip into an electrically   
   powered contact lens. This technological feat could improve the lives   
   of many suffering from a range of sight-related ailments and lead to   
   more groundbreaking medical applications.   
      
   It is another unwelcome sign of middle age: you squint when reading a   
   book up close or hold it farther away just to make out the text.   
      
   Bi-focal glasses are the traditional answer and while these make   
   reading easier, they can change the way you judge distance and depth,   
   causing blurry vision, headaches, nausea and even balance problems.   
      
   The EU-funded STRETCHLENS project has contributed to a more advanced   
   solution with possibly major medical benefits. It developed an   
   electrically powered contact lens that has the potential to diagnose   
   and treat age-related reading difficulties while also helping with   
   more serious disorders such as iris perforation and hypersensitivity   
   to light.   
      
   Moreover, the lens is comfortable to wear and brings researchers   
   closer to producing a disposable contact that detects visual ailments   
   and releases drugs into the eye to treat them.   
      
   https://ec.europa.eu/research/infocentre/article_en.cfm?id=/rese   
   rch/headlines/news/article_20_02_19_en.html?infocentre&item=Info   
   entre&artid=51825   
      
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