Glaucoma-monitoring contact lenses engineered at UC Davis

There's nothing I love more than a great tech development from the lab.

Researchers at UC Davis have engineered a new material that could make "smart" contact lenses that measure pressure within the eye and dispense medication accordingly possible.

Crafted into lenses with a "pattern of conductive silver wires, which could be used to measure pressure inside the eye," the material, dubbed polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS), could enable scientists to better study glaucoma -- with antimicrobial properties to boot.

The biomedical engineers behind the project are expected to apply for approval to begin testing the lenses in humans here shortly. As with any such developments, a pair of these won't hit the market for several years.

But, you know -- keep your eyes peeled.