Google unveils smart contact lens project to monitor glucose

Google Inc. (Nasdaq: GOOG) revolutionized eyewear with the debut of Google Glass. Now, the Mountain View, Calif.-based company is taking it one step further and branching out into contact lenses – smart ones.

According to a report from Bloomberg, Google is testing an ocular device designed to measure glucose levels in tears, as the company pursues long-term projects at its secretive X Lab research group. The lenses use a tiny wireless chip and glucose sensor to provide readings once per second. The contact lenses could address the challenges of diabetes, including the process of getting readings from blood, the company said in the post.

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