vision
Bionic lens can make vision three times better than 20-20
Posted in Medicine on 6th Sep, 2017
by Alex Muller
The Bionic Lens is a dynamic lens that replaces the natural lens inside the eye via one of the most common and successful procedures in medicine cataract surgery.
Vivid Vision raises $2.2 million to build VR tools to treat lazy eye
Posted in Medicine on 12th May, 2017
by Alex Muller
Startup Vivid Vision said today it has raised $2.2 million in a seed round to build VR tools that could be used to treat eye problems known as lazy eye.
For the First Time Ever, a Robot Performed an Operation Inside a Human Eye
Posted in Medicine on 9th May, 2017
by Alex Muller
Researchers have presented the results of a study using remotely operated robots to perform eye operations.
Soft artificial retina might make for smoother eye implants
Posted in Science on 8th May, 2017
by Alex Muller
A number of devices under development that promise to restore vision by stimulating optical neurons at the back of the eye.
Test may spot glaucoma before symptoms begin
Posted in Medicine on 28th Apr, 2017
by Alex Muller
It might be possible to treat the main cause of permanent blindness before people notice any loss of vision, say University College London researchers.