Singapore, Jan. 31 -- Glaucoma is a leading cause of blindness among people who are unable to monitor and manage their intraocular pressure (IOP) daily. The current tools for IOP measurement are not portable, convenient, easily accessible, or capable of continuous (24/7) monitoring. These limitations in existing IOP devices are a major contributor to inadequate ocular health management in glaucoma patients.

In a recent breakthrough, a team of researchers from Japan, at Waseda University and Yamaguchi University, has proposed an innovative design and integration of a thin film into a contact lens, enabling users to monitor their IOP in real time during everyday use.

In this study, the researchers fabricated a resistive sensor based on a ...