The “Dubbed iOptik” contact lenses would allow wearer see high definition virtual screens

A Washington-based group Innovega, next week in Las Vegas, will unveil a contact lenses that allow the wearer to see high-definition virtual screens.

Dubbed iOptik, the tiny ‘screens’ allows the users to see projected digital information, such as driving directions and video calls.

The tiny 'screens' sit directly on a user eyeballs and work with a pair of lightweight glasses.

According to Innovega's chief executive Steve Willey, it will provide an experience equivalent to watching a 240-inch television at a distance of 10 feet,

The contact lenses, however, can be worn on their own and only function with the iOptik software when a user looks  through the company's paired glasses.

The system can work with smartphones and portable game devices to deliver video - or switch to a translucent 'augmented reality' view, where computer information is layered over the world we know.

‘Whatever runs on your smartphone would run on your eyewear,’ Innovega chief Stephen Willey said in an interview.

The glasses are fitted with micro-projectors. Each lens is embedded with an optical micro-filters that diverts the light emitted by the glasses towards the middle of the pupil. At the same time they send light from the surrounding environment to its rim. In effect, this means the retina registers both images simultaneously and in focus.

The company unveiled a prototype of the technology at the 2013 Consumer Electronics Show, but plans to show a more advanced, working version next week.