In-vitro contact lens testing

Abstract

Contact lens testing apparatuses and method for testing contact lenses for analytes are presented. In an aspect, a device is provided that includes a housing configured to hold one or more contact lenses, and a testing compartment provided within the housing and comprising a reagent, the reagent configured to facilitate a chemical reaction in response to the existence of a predetermined biomarker disposed on or within a contact lens placed in the testing compartment, wherein the chemical reaction produces a known result related to state information of an individual from which the biomarker was generated.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A device comprising,
 a housing configured to hold one or more contact lenses;   a memory having stored thereon computer executable components; and   a processor configured to execute the following computer executable components stored in the memory:
 an analysis component configured to analyze one or more biomarkers disposed on or within the one or more contact lenses and determine state information associated with a state of an individual from which the biomarkers were generated. 
   
     
     
         2 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the biomarkers are located in tear fluid generated by the individual and held within one or more cavities disposed within the one or more contact lenses. 
     
     
         3 . The device of  claim 2 , further comprising, an extraction component configured to extract the tear fluid from the one or more cavities disposed within the one or more contact lenses. 
     
     
         4 . The device of  claim 3 , wherein the extraction component is configured to shred the one or more contact lenses to extract the tear fluid from the one or more cavities. 
     
     
         5 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the analysis component is configured to perform chemical analysis of the one or more biomarkers to determine the state information. 
     
     
         6 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the biomarkers are located in tear fluid generated by the individual and wherein the analysis component is configured to perform spectroscopy on the tear fluid to determine the state information. 
     
     
         7 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the state information includes at least one of a glucose level, alcohol level, histamine level, urea level, lactate level, cholesterol level, sodium ion level, potassium ion level, calcium ion level or magnesium ion level of the wearer of the contact lens. 
     
     
         8 . A device comprising,
 a housing configured to hold one or more contact lenses; and   a testing compartment provided within the housing and comprising a reagent, the reagent configured to facilitate a chemical reaction in response to the existence of a predetermined biomarker disposed on or within a contact lens placed in the testing compartment, wherein the chemical reaction produces a known result related to state information of an individual from which the biomarker was generated.   
     
     
         9 . The device of  claim 8 , wherein the biomarker is located in tear fluid generated by the individual and held within one or more cavities disposed within the contact lens placed in the testing compartment. 
     
     
         10 . The device of  claim 9 , further comprising, an extraction component configured to extract the tear fluid from the one or more cavities disposed within the contact lens placed in the housing. 
     
     
         11 . The device of  claim 8 , wherein the known result is a production of a known product.