Google smart contact lenses - one step closer!

The lenses were first presented in January this year and use sensors sandwiched between two layers to measure the glucose levels in the wearers tears. This information is sent wirelessly to connetced smartphones.


Google stated they hoped the lenses would help diabetics by removing the need for inconvenient regular blood tests. In addition now, it is hoped the lenses will be able to be tailored to help those suffering from age related vision loss by restoring the eyes "natural auto focus near objects".

To read more visit the Independent website.

Peter Cudd - AAATE Conference

Dr Peter Cudd, a member of the RAT Group,  presented three papers relating to appropriate consideration of the population of people with dementia and methodology, and a poster relating to visual impairment. The key messages that people with dementia should not be considered as a single homogenous group when designing targeted technology, the need to consider people with dementia's language skills and the need to situate innovation of such technologies within a framework were all unchallenged.

Dr Cudd also attended as the AAATE Treasurer and board member and indeed was re-elected to the board for a further two years to 2016. 

Dr Peter Cudd with his poster entitled " Stakeholder perspectives on assistive technology to aid people with visual impairment to move safely".

Turning research into benefit with mHealth Assist

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mHealth Assist is a flexible mobile technology platform which supports assisted living. It is a mobile app which is designed to allow features of a device to be more easily accessible to the user, customised to their needs.

It is one of the University of Sheffield’s Knowledge Transfer Account projects and is a collaboration between Peter Cudd of the Rehabilitation and Assistive Technology group, ScHARR and HMA Digital Marketing. The prototype has been developed in consultation with local user and advisory groups for people with visual impairment. The initial mobile app will be refined and launched for market testing.

The project proved the use and validity of this technology and the funding allowed the establishment of a meaningful collaboration between ScHARR and HMA. The partnership has generated interest from a London based charity and resulted in them funding a new related project.