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Implantable pump to regulate fluids in the eye and preserve vision
Posted in Medicine on 3rd Jul, 2015
by Alex Muller
Though there are treatments for both glaucoma and phthisis bulbi, these only slow the progression of damage and loss of vision, rather than reverse their symptoms.
Bionic eye clinical trial results: long-term safety, efficacy
Posted in Medicine on 26th Jun, 2015
by Alex Muller
3 year clinical trial results of the Argus II retinal implant (bionic eye) have found that it restored some visual function in 30 people blinded by a degenerative eye disease.
Google patents contact lens that collects your 'iris fingerprint'
Posted in Hardware on 3rd Jun, 2015
by Alex Muller
Google has a thing about contact lenses. The company has done a lot of work with contact lenses used in health applications.
Bionic contact lens becomes reality
Posted in Medicine on 1st Jun, 2015
by Alex Muller
The new contact lens allows the user to zoom in and out in literally a wink.
Newly identified protein may hold key to preventing diabetes-induced blindness
Posted in Medicine on 26th May, 2015
by Alex Muller
Diabetic retinopathy is one of the nasty effects diabetes can have, leading to permanent loss of vision.