Google hints at cyborg eye implant in the pipeline

Google has filed a patent for a vision-correcting electronic device that would see the human eye's natural lens replaced with an electronic lens implant.

Discovery Magazine reports that the cyborg eye implant would potentially have the ability to change its shape and adjust the wearer's vision by using technologies such as liquid crystals, micro mirrors and tiny micro-fluidic pumps.

It could also be fitted with additional lenses to help fix eyesight problems such as nearsightedness or astigmatism.

The invention from the tech giant is also expected to include features that would allow implant-wearers to wirelessly send data to any smartphone, tablet or laptop that has an Internet connection.

The implant, which would be fitted by a laser injection directly into the eye, would also contain its own storage, radio and lens and would be theoretically powered wirelessly from an energy-harvesting antenna.