Innovating the Future with XPANCEO’s Smart Lenses

Imagine a world where your vision is enhanced with the ability to interact with digital data—just like in sci-fi movies. XPANCEO, a Dubai-based deep tech company, is working on making that a reality with smart contact lenses.

Their groundbreaking technology merges the physical and digital worlds, giving users seamless access to apps, data, and extended reality (XR) directly through their lenses, controlled by intuitive eye movements.
To bring this futuristic vision to life, XPANCEO is leveraging cutting-edge optical simulations. Since no similar technology currently exists, the complexity of designing lenses that project clear, comfortable images directly onto the eye is immense. That’s where Fluid Codes and Ansys comes in.

Fluid Codes has been instrumental in supporting XPANCEO by providing the advanced Ansys OpticStudio software. This powerful tool enables XPANCEO’s engineers to simulate highly accurate models of the human eye and smart lenses, minimizing the need for physical prototypes and reducing development costs.
By using OpticStudio’s capabilities, XPANCEO can model the precise distance, curvature, and light behavior needed for optimal performance. With detailed simulations, the team can refine their designs and test them virtually before moving to real-world experiments. This approach significantly speeds up development and ensures their smart contact lenses will be as advanced as possible.

Dr. Valentyn Volkov, XPANCEO’s co-founder and CTO, notes, “Simulation enables us to understand these complex optical behaviors without the need for physical prototypes, which can’t be tested before clinical trials.” The partnership with Fluid Codes has helped XPANCEO maintain project momentum while minimizing downtime.