The FDA has approved its first contact lens designed to effectively slow the progression of nearsightedness in children, starting in ages 8 to 12.
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Study Shows White Noise Can Improve Hearing
Cochlear implants could be stimulated with an effect similar to white noise in order to improve hearing of their users, according to a new study.
This Injectable Sensor Constantly Monitors Glaucoma
When someone has glaucoma, there’s always a danger that pressure caused by fluid accumulating within the eye will damage the optic nerve, resulting in blindness. The Injectsense implant is designed to help, by constantly monitoring a recipient’s intraocular pressure or IOP, for short.
White Eye Detector Can Detect Eye Disease In Children By Scanning Their Photos
Scientists have developed a smartphone app that is capable of detecting the early signs of eye disease by analyzing photos of children.
doctors Are Now Performing Eye Surgery with Newly FDA Approved Lens
A Las Vegas doctor is changing the way patients view their world — he’s doing it through a new surgery with lenses just approved by the FDA.
Augmented Reality Glasses to Improve Mobility for People with Retinitis Pigmentosa
Anastasio Angelopoulos ’19, supported by Mark Humayun at the USC Institute of Biomedical Therapeutics, has spent the last two years developing augmented reality (AR) glasses that help people with retinitis pigmentosa (RP) — a group of genetic disorders involving breakdown and loss of cells in the retina — to navigate their surroundings more safely.
UK Patient Becomes First to Have Vision Restored With Pioneering New Surgery
James O’Brien was only 18 years old when he had ammonia sprayed in his face, leaving him blind in his right eye.
Researchers Create ‘Artificial Eye that Can Outperform Human Eyes
This past decade has been one of significant technological advancement, across several different industries. We’ve seen the rise of the modern smartphone (and tablets alongside it), a new generation of gaming consoles, medical AI innovations, and increasingly efficient and powerful computer hardware. Now, we’re seeing another major leap forward in the optical lens industry, thanks to a breakthrough discovered by a team of Harvard SEAS researchers.
Samsung Patents ‘Smart’ Contact Lenses that Controls Your Phone by Blinking Your Eyes
Contact lenses capable of recording video and taking pictures could one day become a reality after Samsung was granted a patent in the US to develop the technology.
Developer Releases App to Reduce Risk of Diabetic Blindness
Retina Risk allows those who have diabetes to assess their own risk of diabetic eye disease.
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