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Briefing
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- Drug Dispensing Contact Lenses – Harvard Medical School affiliate Theraoptix developed contact lenses that release medication for maximum of two weeks to treat eye diseases
- MIT SHIP Winner – Technology won first place in MIT Sloan Healthcare Innovation Prize (SHIP) Competition, with researchers awarded with $25,000 cash prize
- How It Is Made – Polymer film that contains drugs is sandwiched between contact lens material
- Potential Treatments – Can cure glaucoma or heal eyes after optic surgery, with contact lenses able to release medication to back of eye for treating macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, retinal vein occlusion, and more
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Accelerator
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Sector
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Accommodation and Travel, Healthcare/Health Sciences
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Organization
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Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Theraoptix
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Source
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Original Publication Date
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March 9, 2018
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