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" Google has teamed up with Swiss pharmaceutical firm Novartis to support the development of its smart contact lenses. The devices will be capable of monitoring the wearer&amp;#039;s health while autofocusing their vision, according to a Reuters report.  The first lenses to launch as a result of the partnership will be aimed at diabetics, measuring their glucose levels via their tear ducts and sending the data to a synced mobile device. Kitted out with non-invasive sensors, microchips and other miniaturised components, the lenses are in development at Google&amp;#039;s Project X division, the team behind Google Glass. Novartis chief executive Joe Jimenez has been quoted as saying that the product could make it to market within the next five years.  &amp;quot;I think you&amp;#039;re going to see more and more areas of unmet medical need where companies like Novartis are going to take a non-traditional approach to addressing those needs,&amp;quot; he said. Google unveiled a prototype smart contact lens back in January. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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