期刊
ADVANCED MATERIALS TECHNOLOGIES
卷 6, 期 1, 页码 -出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/admt.202000797
关键词
Atto dyes; biomaterials; color blindness; contact lenses; vision correction
资金
- Khalifa University of Science and Technology (KUST) [8474000211-FSU-2019-04]
- KU-KAIST Joint Research Center [8474000220-KKJRC-2019-Health1]
- Sandooq Al Watan LLC [8434000391-EX2020-044]
- Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) [EP/T013567/1]
- EPSRC [EP/T013567/1] Funding Source: UKRI
This study developed new contact lenses that assist color-blind individuals by immobilizing two specific dyes to block undesired light and enhance color visibility. The proposed contact lenses showed better outcomes in improving color vision performance compared to commercial color-blind glasses.
Color blindness or color vision deficiency (CVD) affects around 4.5% of the population in Europe. There have been several attempts to assist color-blind individuals using color filter glasses. Here, contact lenses are developed to assist individuals suffering from color blindness. Two dyes (Atto 488 and 565) that provide the desired absorption wavelength ranges are selected to be immobilized in soft contact lenses. The chosen dyes have absorption bands in wavelength ranges of 480-500 and 550-580 nm. Both dyes are individually immobilized in contact lenses, and over 95% of the light in the undesired ranges are blocked. The dyes do not diffuse out from lenses in artificial tears and contact lens storage solution. Performances of the developed contact lenses are compared to commercial color-blind glasses. The contact lenses are tested in color vision deficient patients using Ishihara test. Participants indicate enhancement in the visibility of the colors and their contrast in a color rich environment. The proposed contact lenses show enhanced results as compared to commercial color-blind glasses in indoors and achieved similar outcomes outdoors.
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