Category: Vision
Argus II Retinal Prosthesis System.
Bionic eyes successfully implanted into blind human patients. (via)
Post date: Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008.
Osteo-Odonto-Keratoprosthesis.
Blind man’s vision is restored by having his son’s tooth inserted into his eye.
Post date: Wednesday, February 27th, 2008.
Vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-3.
Researchers discover a protein that makes vision possible by allowing the cornea to remain free of blood vessels. (via)
Post date: Wednesday, July 19th, 2006.
Prosthetic retina.
Micro camera implanted into the eye that will restore vision for the blind. (via)
Post date: Thursday, July 13th, 2006.
Metamaterials.
Researchers have developed materials that can bend radio waves and light in any direction and allow objects to appear invisible.
Post date: Thursday, May 25th, 2006.
Quantum Well Infrared Photodetector.
Device that can see invisible infrared light in color. (via)
Post date: Thursday, May 25th, 2006.
Golf-Ball Finding Glasses.
Lenses that block out dark colors and allow white to pass through making golf balls easy to locate. (via)
Post date: Wednesday, May 24th, 2006.
Pierced Glasses.
Eyewear that is mounted to the face by piercing the bridge of the nose.
Post date: Tuesday, May 23rd, 2006.
Fusarium.
Mysterious eye fungus that causes blindness is spreading across the U.S. and seems to target soft contact lens wearers.
Post date: Thursday, April 6th, 2006.
Channelrhodopsin-2.
Green algae protein injected in retinal cells helps recover visual response in blind mice. (via)
Post date: Wednesday, April 5th, 2006.
Robo-chick.
Woman without eyes has device implanted into her brain that allows her to see. (via)
Post date: Tuesday, April 4th, 2006.
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