University of California San Diego researchers have created a new lens that can zoom in when you blink your eye twice.
Biotech
This bionic Eye System Restored Vision in Clinical Trials
There are currently clinical trials of smart glasses designed to help vision impaired people to see and read letters again in the United States.
First CRISPR Study for Blindness to Start in the US This Fall
Patients are about to be enrolled in the first study to test a gene-editing technique known as CRISPR inside the body to try to cure an inherited form of blindness.
Alert! Stop Using These Recalled Eye Drops
Several types of over-the-counter eye drops, including those packaged specifically under the Walmart, Walgreens and CVS brands have been recalled due to concerns that they may not be sterile.
Orion Brain Implant Restores Partial Sight To Blind Patients
Scientists have partially restored sight to blind people using a paradigm-shifting implant that wires images directly to the brain.
Apple’s AR glasses could help Partially Sighted Users see Again
The majority of applications for augmented reality that most people will be familiar with is how it can be used to insert virtual items in a realtime view of the world. While this is useful and entertaining, Apple has looked into ways to take advantage of augmented reality for more health related matters, such as aiding the partially sighted.
This OCT System from Duke University Could Help Prevent Blindness
Biomedical engineers at Duke University have developed a low-cost, portable optical coherence tomography (OCT) scanner that promises to bring the vision-saving technology to underserved regions throughout the United States and abroad.
Researchers Developing Tech that Allows Blind People To See Through The Eyes Of a Sighted Person
A team of researchers from Rice University in Houston, Texas is developing technologies that might allow a blind person to see the world through the eyes of a sighted person.
Breakthrough 6 Minute Cornea Transplant Enables Patients to See Small Print
Breakthrough cornea transplants could end the need for reading glasses in future using donated corneas.
How Do People Born Blind Learn What Elephants and Sharks Look Like
Adults born blind that have never seen elephants and sharks have rich insight into what the animals look like, a new Johns Hopkins University study found.
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