Here’s an interesting article published this month online at the Triblive. Annual eye exams are important (and easy) for everyone, even young kids. Little Matteo’s right eye was turning inward and getting stuck, and the condition was worsening every day. His parents — Hilary and Matt Meurer of the North Side — suspected their 2-year-old […]
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LOG IN TO YOUR EMAIL–WITH THE BLOOD VESSELS IN YOUR EYES. You can use your phone to figure out your heart rate, track how much you walk, and even measure your sex life. But the powerful sensors inside smartphones can do more than keep you updated on your health: They can also turn your body […]
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Here’s a fascinating story from the Today Show. For years Larry Hester lived in darkness, his sight stolen by a disease that destroyed the photoreceptor cells in his retinas. But last week, through the help of a “bionic eye,” Hester got a chance to once again glimpse a bit of the world around him. […]
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The first glasses in the world, it seems, were created some 700 years ago. It’s taken until this year, 2014, for patients to receive the first FDA-approved bionic eyes. This breakthrough comes via Second Sight, a California company whose Argus II technology revolves around implanting patients with an artificial retina. As of now, only people with […]
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Researchers from the University of Iowa (UI) can now start figuring out root causes behind eye diseases and vision loss, following their creation of the most-detailed molecular map of a section of the human eye. This section of the eye has long been associated with blindness. The map in high-resolution records over 4,000 unique proteins […]
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New research suggests eye checks could be used to identify those with early Alzheimer’s disease long before any symptoms. Simple regular eye tests could be used to identify Alzheimer’s disease at a very early stage, new research suggests. Early trials of two different techniques show that a key biomarker for the disease can be identified […]
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If you’re scared of the dark, you may no longer have reason to fear. Researchers out of the University of Michigan have developed an infrared sensor that could eventually be used in the production of night vision contact lenses. Here’s an interesting article from Mashable – fun to read what might be in the future. […]
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By now you’ve heard of Google Glasses. It looks like Google is now looking into contact lens that includes a small camera. Pretty much speculation, but interesting stuff. Here’s an article in ReadWrite.com – Google Eyes A Creepier Glass—A Camera-Bearing Contact Lens – that talks about what might be.
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Google’s plan to bring smart contact lenses to diabetes sufferers inched closer to reality as the company secured two patents last week for the cutting edge, biometric sensor technology. Known among scientists as “Ophthalmic Electrochemical Sensors,” these contact lenses will feature flexible electronics that include sensors and an antenna. The sensors are designed to read chemicals in […]
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