An augmented reality vision barcode scanning system for use in conjunction with a human visual system, comprising: (i) at least one contact lens coated with a reflective surface over a portion of the contact lens that corresponds to the outer edges of the pupil of the eye of the human visual system and the iris portion of the eye of the human visual system, the contact lens having a clear aperture for the center portion of the pupil of the human visual system, the reflective surface configured to pass a portion of ambient light and to deflect near-surface images; (ii) eyewear having at least one semi-transparent, semi-reflective surface viewable to the human visual system, the eyewear having an imager for receiving reflective images from the contact lens, the eyewear being enabled for wireless communication, the eyewear having a micro-projector for projecting images onto the viewable surfaces, the eyewear being provided with an aiming function, the eyewear having means configured to communicatively couple the imager, the wireless communications, the micro-projector, and the aiming function; (iii) a remote barcode decoder, the barcode decoder being wireless enabled to send and receive information pertaining to barcodes to be decoded and decoded information; the aiming function configured to identify a barcode image to be scanned; the contact lens configured to reflect the barcode image viewed by the human visual system via the reflective surface to the imager; the eyewear configured to transmit the barcode image received by the imager to the barcode decoder via wireless communications; the barcode decoder configured to decode the barcode received from the eyewear and to send the decoded barcode information to the eyewear; the eyewear configured to display the decoded barcode information on the viewable surface via the micro-projector; and the contact lens configured to allow the decoded barcode information on the viewable surface to pass through the clear aperture to the human visual system and to be deflected by the reflective surface so that the decoded barcode information and ambient light are simultaneously viewable by the human visual system. (i) at least one contact lens coated with a reflective surface over a portion of the contact lens that corresponds to the outer edges of the pupil of the eye of the human visual system and the iris portion of the eye of the human visual system, the contact lens having a clear aperture for the center portion of the pupil of the human visual system, the reflective surface configured to pass a portion of ambient light and to deflect near-surface images; (ii) eyewear having at least one semi-transparent, semi-reflective surface viewable to the human visual system, the eyewear having an imager for receiving reflective images from the contact lens, the eyewear being enabled for wireless communication, the eyewear having a micro-projector for projecting images onto the viewable surfaces, the eyewear being provided with an aiming function, the eyewear having means configured to communicatively couple the imager, the wireless communications, the micro-projector, and the aiming function; (iii) a remote barcode decoder, the barcode decoder being wireless enabled to send and receive information pertaining to barcodes to be decoded and decoded information;