Vision News Archive
Smart contact lens setback: Mojo Vision pivots to MicroLED displays
The Verge - 07-Jan-2023
MicroLED tech could revolutionize the display industry but is still in its early stages of development
Read more...Mojo Vision announces new industry-leading prototype for eye-controlled AR-enabled contact lens
Mojo Vision - 30-Mar-2022
Throwing away the augmented-reality headsets would really open up a new world of opportunities
Read more...Lights go off for people with obsolete Second Sight retinal implants
BBC - 17-Feb-2022
No promised upgrades, and no vision at all for some recipients
Read more...Mojo lens overlays content onto real world without disturbing your vision
CNET - 25-Aug-2021
Smart lenses of the future: Mojo aims to assist in better vision using AR technology
Read more...Bionic eye implant will restore vision to the blind
CISION PR Newswire - 16-Feb-2021
Medical Research Future Fund Grants AU $1M to progress vision processing software
Read more...Injectable nanoparticles that enhance vision in mice
Scientific American - 12-Dec-2020
Might help the army with night vision & even treat people with colour blindness
Read more...A potential therapy for blinding retinal diseases
National Institutes of Health (NIH) - 03-Nov-2020
Researchers engineer novel protein that restores vision in blind mice via gene therapy
Read more...Google acquires the Canadian smart glasses company North
BBC - 01-Jul-2020
Many tech giants are competing to dominate the mass market for smart glasses
Read more...Artificial eye for visually impaired people, humanoid robots
Independent - 22-May-2020
Bionic eye could provide more pixels and wider spectrum than human vision
Read more...Mojo Vision secures another $51M to develop its augmented reality contact lens
TechCrunch - 29-Apr-2020
BBC was blown away at CES so let's hope this helps bring this "iPhone of wearables" to market
Read more...Restoring sight by sending signals directly to the brain
MIT Technology Review - 06-Feb-2020
Scientists still need to understand how long electrodes can last without degrading
Read more...BBC's Lara Lewington gets hands on with Mojo Lens augmented vision (video)
BBC - 16-Jan-2020
Lara's verdict: "Wow, that is incredible"
Read more...Smart contact lenses are no longer science fiction technology
Tech Xplore - 16-Jan-2020
Only the one who wears the smart lens can see what's on the virtual display
Read more...You don’t even need to have eyes for this bionic eye to work
OneZero - 18-Nov-2019
Brain implant is composed of 60 electrodes which sit on the visual cortex
Read more...Injectable night vision could be the future for soldiers in combat
Popular Mechanics - 23-Sep-2019
Procedure can possibly replace their bulky goggles, as it is successful in mice trial
Read more...Revolutionizing wireless device for the people with impaired vision
UCLA - 18-Sep-2019
Second Sight’s Orion device is not out of the lab and completely mobile
Read more...Nanoparticles gave mice night vision abilities
United Press International - 27-Aug-2019
In the labs, nanoparticles were injected into the eyes of mice, behind their retinas
Read more...Prototype contact lenses use blinking movement to change focus
Gizmodo - 29-Jul-2019
One step closer to futuristic contact lenses from sci-fi movies
Read more...Nanoparticles allow mice to see wider spectrum of colours
Independent - 28-Feb-2019
Would be intriguing to see flowers in UV light like some insects
Read more...BBC trialling speed-read technology
BBC - 10-Aug-2018
Spitz is developing a new method to optimize the delivery of news for smart watches
Read more...Gennaris bionic eye receives ethics approval
SBS News - 06-Jun-2018
Vision Group recently was able to create enough devices to start human trials
Read more...iBionics' Diamond Eye has 4x resolution of Argus II
The Globe and Mail - 22-Apr-2018
iBionics is working to improve the effectiveness of vision-restoring technology.
Read more...Pixium reports success with bionic vision system
Optics - 13-Mar-2018
Device has been implanted in three Age-related Macular Degeneration patients.
Read more...Gene Therapy Trial to Restore Sight in Retinitis Pigmentosa
Labiotech - 10-Jan-2018
GenSight using gene therapy and a wearable device to restore sight in patients with retinitis pigmentosa.
Read more...Bionic Implant to Restore Vision Enters Clinical Trials
Labiotech - 20-Oct-2017
Pixium Vision has received approval in France to start a clinical trial.
Read more...Blind Patients to Test Bionic Eye Brain Implants
MIT Technology Review - 18-Sep-2017
The company, Second Sight, is launching a clinical trial for a brain implant designed to restore vision.
Read more...Meet the film-maker with the camera eye
BBC - 20-Jul-2017
Rob Spence is blind in one eye.
Read more...First nanoengineered retinal implant could regain functional vision
Kurzweil Network - 16-Mar-2017
The nanowires provide higher resolution than anything achieved by other devices.
Read more...Self-adaptable electronic eyewear made driving easy and safe
Cambridge News - 29-Sep-2016
Balance light levels while driving & tech might benefit other sectors too
Read more...Smart contact lenses for health monitoring
New Atlas - 05-Feb-2016
Electrically conductive contact lens host miniature computer displays, sensors to help monitor health
Read more...Bionic Eye to Begin Human Trials (VIDEO)
Robotics Trend - 29-Jan-2016
Signal from two cameras mounted in glasses is processed and converted real-time into stimulation of implant which is then interpretted as vision by the brain.
Read more...Robotic medical device could help millions
Today's Medical Developments - 22-Sep-2015
University of Arkansas at Little Rock (UALR) to develop a Wearable Robotic Object Manipulation Aid (W-ROMA).
Read more...Bionic eye implant world first
BBC - 21-Jul-2015
Previously only tested on rare eye conditions Second Sight’s Argus II implant has now been successfully tested in a patient with dry age-related macular degeneration which affects around half a million people in the UK. This condition results in loss of c
Read more...Argus II retinal implant trials successful
Kurzweil Network - 24-Jun-2015
Bionic eye significantly better life for 89 percent of trial subjects in 3 year study.
Read more...Bionic eye enables woman to see again (video)
BBC - 05-Jan-2015
Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) caused patient to lose vision. No cure available.
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