Last year, startup Mojo Vision unveiled an early prototype of a contact lens that contains everything it needs to augment reality—an image sensor, display, motion sensors and wireless radios all safe and comfortable to tuck into your eye.
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Japanese company plans to roll out ‘smart glasses’ to correct myopia
Japanese company Kubota Vision plans to begin selling its smart glasses that treats myopia to Asian markets in the second half of 2021.
CES 2021 Innovation Award honouree could make the Apple Watch more accessible
Mudra Band could make the Apple Watch more accessible
Tech Researchers Develop Brain Implant that Could Help the Blind See
Researchers at the Illinois Institute of Technology have developed new brain implant technology that aims to help bring sight to the blind. And it landed a grant from the National Institutes of Health to begin clinical trials.
University of Singapore Scientists Develop Artificial Skin Capable of Reading Braille
A team of scientists from the National University of Singapore invented a new type of artificial skin packed with tiny sensors that allows it to actually “feel” whatever it’s touching.
Scientists Discover Blind People Use Visual Part of Brain When Processing Sounds
Scientists have discovered that humans use the visual part of their brain when processing sounds in the dark, even if they have never had sight in their lifetime.
Blind Man Drives Corvette After Experimental Surgery to Correct His Vision
Alberta man born legally blind gets his driver’s license
Eye Implant Smaller Than a Grain of Sand Could Revolutionize the Treatment of Glaucoma
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Allergan’s drug-releasing implant, Durysta, for administration within the cavities of the eye to reduce intraocular pressure (IOP) in patients with open-angle glaucoma or ocular hypertension.
A Single Injection of Nanoparticles Restores Vision to Blind Rats
Nanoparticles restored vision to rats for at least eight months in a new study
Researchers Discover that Staring at Deep Red Light Improves Vision in People Over 40
Researchers have found that staring at deep red light for a few minutes a day can improve vision in those over 40.
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