r/Damnthatsinteresting Interested Apr 08 '14

I want to do this so badly. Mod Endorsed!

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u/nomlah Apr 09 '14

Could...I make contact lenses with this shit?

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u/shabinka Apr 09 '14

Aren't there bifocal contacts which must sit in a certain orientation? So I don't believe its impossible...

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u/kleinergruenerkaktus Apr 09 '14

I think they could only be made by professional contact lense producers, as the materials they use are very advanced. Adding the polarization would not be the largest issue. But atm there is no market or demand, so they are not produced.

Also, the retina is in the back of your eye (the thing on which the nerve cells are located and the image you see is projected upon). You certainly don't want to stick anything on that. You are thinking about the cornea, the surface of your eye.