Cataracts are the chief cause of preventable blindness, but diagnosing the condition in remote parts of the world is tricky--unless you've invented a smartphone system that can do most of the imaging and analysis.READ»
Deep in the technology bunker of Fast Company we like us some e-readers--although some of us are just as partial to scuffed-up paperback books as well. Intel Corporation has just debuted their version, the Intel Reader.
Unlike most ...READ»
Several institutions have developed models for retinal implants--some companies, such as California-based Second Sight, have even started developing them commercially. But, while cochlear implants, for example, can impart fairly ...READ»
There's an increasingly large body of work on returning vision to people with damaged sight due to retinal failure: Recent advances in artificial retinas have been particularly amazing. But new research and an associated patent ...READ»
