“Solar-powered” eyes: hope for incurable eye diseases
The possibility of implanting mini solar panels in the eyes to treat incurable eye diseases, bypassing damaged photoreceptors, is being studied.
“Spiral” contact lenses: eliminate all vision defects in one fell swoop
A French research team creates a lens with a spiral pattern that focuses at different distances and corrects all visual defects in one shot.
Drops of hope: unexpected gene therapy restores sight to a 14-year-old
Thanks to a gene therapy in the form of eye drops, a boy can see again. This discovery could help millions of people in the future.
A bioengineered cornea can restore sight to the blind and visually impaired
A team of researchers and entrepreneurs has developed an implant, made from pig skin, that mimics the human cornea: it works great
A simple eye test can predict the risk of heart attack
According to research, a simple non-invasive eye exam combined with other data can predict the risk of heart attack
The world's first 3D printed eye applied to a patient
Steve Verze became the first man in the world to be gifted with a 3D printed eye
The pupils can perceive numerical information, not just light
How do the pupils work? A recent study shows that pupils increase in thickness when we observe multiple objects at the same time
A brain implant allows a blind teacher to review the letters without using her eyes.
A brain implant combined with an "artificial retina" allows a patient to see after 16 years of blindness.
Vision problems or blindness: three fantastic technologies
Vision problems are real "killers". Millions and millions of adults over 40 are blind or visually impaired - here's how technology can help them.
An “ultraviolet television” for animals helps us understand them better
An innovative tool will allow you to discover the secrets of animal vision. At the base of the technology, a real "ultraviolet television".
Brain signals deciphered to show what a person sees
Detecting and decoding activity in brain regions associated with visual processing has allowed researchers to read brain signals to understand what a person sees.
HomePro, furniture with 7: 1 contrast that eliminates the gap with the visually impaired
Apply the 7: 1 rules of contrast recognized on the web to real life? HomePro is born, a line of furniture that helps the visually impaired.
Find your sight with a bionic eye that bypasses his
A new approach creates a "bionic eye" capable of transmitting visual information directly to the brain. To see without using biological eyes.
A new method makes him rediscover his vision 25 years after attack with acid
A 44-year-old is the first patient to regain his sight with the innovative UK Health Service treatment based on healthy eye stem cells
Get back the view with corneal transplant from iPS
Corneal transplantation from induced pluripotent cells (iPS) on July 27, then course and discharge on August 23. The patient has already regained her sight.
Canine, the robotic stick of our old age
A research team from Columbia Engineering took inspiration from the traditional cane to not ...
Generating hallucinations using optogenetics
Optogenetics has been used to cause visual hallucinations in laboratory mice, leading them to act as if the things they saw were true.
Electronic contact lenses zoom in at the blink of an eye
The possible uses of electronic contact lenses? Many: from visual prostheses to self-adjusting glasses or remote robotic operations.
