Contact lenses these days have evolved from being a corrective vision tool to one that gives you larger-than-normal eyes for manga lovers, as well as helping you obtain a new set of colors to play with the rest of your wardrobe. Scientists are coming up with a new kind of contact lenses – those that not only help you see better, but will also enhance normal vision with megapixel 3D panoramic images – thanks to the backing of military funding. Imagine future versions being implanted within your eye itself – hopefully it is structurally strong enough to withstand those moments when you absolutely need to rub your eyes due to an irritant flying in. (more…)

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