WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., March 20 -- Purdue University issued the following news release:

A team of researchers from Purdue University, Indiana University School of Optometry and Michigan Medicine have received two grants totaling $6.7 million from the National Eye Institute to further develop specialized smart soft contact lenses that continuously monitor or treat chronic eye diseases. (Purdue University photo/Rebecca McElhoe)

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Research teams led by a faculty member in Purdue University's College of Engineering will use two grants from the National Eye Institute totaling $6.7 million to further develop specialized smart soft contact lenses that continuously monitor or treat chronic ocular diseases like glaucoma, corne...