Contact lenses for color blindness
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Author(s)
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
Color vision deficiency (color blindness) is an inherited genetic ocular disorder. While no cure for this disorder currently exists, several methods can be used to increase the color perception of those affected. One such method is the use of color filtering glasses which are based on Bragg filters. While these glasses are effective, they are high cost, bulky, and incompatible with other vision correction eyeglasses. In this work, a rhodamine derivative is incorporated in commercial contact lenses to filter out the specific wavelength bands (≈545–575 nm) to correct color vision blindness. The biocompatibility assessment of the dyed contact lenses in human corneal fibroblasts and human corneal epithelial cells shows no toxicity and cell viability remains at 99% after 72 h. This study demonstrates the potential of the dyed contact lenses in wavelength filtering and color vision deficiency management.
Date Issued
2018-06-20
Date Acceptance
2018-04-01
Citation
Advanced Healthcare Materials, 2018, 7 (12), pp.1-7
ISSN
2192-2640
Publisher
Wiley-VCH Verlag
Start Page
1
End Page
7
Journal / Book Title
Advanced Healthcare Materials
Volume
7
Issue
12
Copyright Statement
© 2018 The Authors. Published by WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim
This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Subjects
Science & Technology
Technology
Engineering, Biomedical
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Materials Science, Biomaterials
Engineering
Science & Technology - Other Topics
Materials Science
color blindness
color vision deficiency
contact lenses
ocular diseases
vision correction
VISION DEFICIENCY
IMPACT
Publication Status
Published
Article Number
ARTN 1800152
Date Publish Online
2018-04-26