Smart Contact Lenses: Revolutionizing Healthcare and Human–Computer Interaction
A special issue of Bioengineering (ISSN 2306-5354). This special issue belongs to the section "Biosignal Processing".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 March 2026 | Viewed by 83
Special Issue Editors
Interests: materials and conjugated polymers; embedded electronics and signal processing; nanotechnologies; connected objects; AI; ophthalmology and opto-genetics; neuroscience; 3D glasses; intelligent contact lenses
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Efforts to miniaturize augmented reality (AR) displays have inspired their integration into contact lenses. Smart contact lenses are emerging as a transformative platform at the intersection of biomedical engineering, materials science and human–machine interaction (HMI). Advances in ultrathin flexible electronics, biocompatible materials, wireless communication and nanoscale optoelectronics have opened new possibilities for immersive AR and seamless digital interaction. Despite this progress, challenges remain in device safety, long-term biocompatibility, power management and integration with healthcare and HMI ecosystems. Addressing them will require sustained interdisciplinary collaboration across materials science, electronics, optics, biomedical engineering and clinical practice. This Special Issue brings together recent breakthroughs, design strategies and application-oriented studies in smart contact lenses, offering insights to accelerate their development and translational impact in biomedical and HMI applications.
Prof. Dr. Jean-Louis de Bougrenet
Prof. Dr. Cyril Lahue
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- augmented reality
- contact lenses
- flexible electronics
- human–machine interaction
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