@inproceedings{625775d857aa452c99ad87871fa3fb4f,
title = "Functional contact lenses for remote health monitoring in developing countries",
abstract = "The opportunities afforded by using a functional contact lens for remote wireless health status monitoring are discussed and the progress to date in the development of this technology platform is presented. A functional contact lens complete with sensors and embedded circuitry can be used to monitor the composition of tear fluid and, by extension, a number of health-status related parameters in the body in a noninvasive and continuous fashion. The data collected by the disposable contact lens may be sent wirelessly to a mobile phone that, in turn, can relay the information to a medical practitioner via the cellular phone network. If successfully developed and deployed, such a system can be used for monitoring a variety of health indicators over a large geographic area and population distribution with minimal need for the physical presence of health care providers.",
keywords = "Contact Lens, Diabetes, Glucose Sensing, Lactate Sensing, Noninvasive Monitoring, Real-time Monitoring, Wireless Health Monitoring",
author = "N. Thomas and I. L{\"a}hdesm{\"a}ki and A. Lingley and Yu-Te Liao and J. Pandey and A. Afanasiev and B. Otis and T. Shen and Parviz, {B. A.}",
year = "2011",
month = dec,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1109/GHTC.2011.31",
language = "English",
isbn = "9780769545950",
series = "Proceedings - 2011 IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology Conference, GHTC 2011",
pages = "212--217",
booktitle = "Proceedings - 2011 IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology Conference, GHTC 2011",
note = "null ; Conference date: 30-10-2011 Through 01-11-2011",
}