Engineering:Night-vision contact lens
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| Type | Contact lens |
|---|---|
| Inventor | University of Science and Technology of China and other universities in Japan and USA |
| Manufacturer | University of Science and Technology of China |
| Available | No |
A night-vision contact lens, also known as an infrared-converting contact lens, is a type of soft contact lens that uses nanoparticles to convert near-infrared light into visible light allowing partial vision in low light conditions.[1][2][3][4]
Mechanism of operation
This contact lens uses nanoparticles.[5] Nanoparticles in this contact lens absorb infrared light and convert it into light that is in the 400–700nm range(visible light) allowing it to convert near-infrared light(800–1600 nm wavelength) into visible light.[6][5][7][1][4]
Effectiveness
Images formed are blurry and disturbed as the infrared light is converted into visible light at the surface of the lens which disturbs the image upon entering the eye and in the light is also scattered by the nano particles. It is currently in its early stages and is still being developed.[8][9]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Contact Lenses That Provide Supervision Developed By Scientists" (in en). www.ndtv.com. https://www.ndtv.com/offbeat/contact-lenses-that-provide-supervision-developed-by-scientists-8499048.
- ↑ Sample, Ian (2025-05-22). "Seeing infrared: scientists create contact lenses that grant 'super-vision'" (in en-GB). The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/may/22/infrared-contact-lenses-super-vision.
- ↑ Gibney, Elizabeth (2025-05-22). "These contact lenses give people infrared vision — even with their eyes shut" (in en). Nature 642 (8066): 17–18. doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01630-x. ISSN 1476-4687. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-01630-x.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Scientists create contact lenses that can help us see in the dark" (in en-GB). 2025-06-04. https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/articles/c0mrjmejkdmo.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Infrared contact lens lets humans to see in dark – DW – 06/01/2025" (in en). https://www.dw.com/en/infrared-contact-lens-night-vision-see-in-dark/a-72749143.
- ↑ Press, Cell. "Infrared contact lenses allow people to see in the dark, even with their eyes closed" (in en). https://phys.org/news/2025-05-infrared-contact-lenses-people-dark.html.
- ↑ "Scientists invent infrared contacts that let people see through their eyelids" (in en-AU). ABC News. 2025-05-22. https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2025-05-23/infrared-contact-lens-night-vision-eyes-materials-nanoparticles/105321996.
- ↑ Hawkins, Joshua (2025-05-25). "These Contact Lenses Could Give You Perfect Night Vision" (in en-US). https://www.bgr.com/science/these-contact-lenses-could-give-you-perfect-night-vision/.
- ↑ "Nanotechnology contact lenses with infrared 'night vision' | ICT&health" (in en). https://www.icthealth.org/news/nanotechnology-contact-lenses-with-infrared-night-vision.
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