Helping The Blind To See Again

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Helping the blind to see again.

Retinal implant helping blind people see again. That s when she was hit by a. These augmented reality glasses are helping the blind see again. High tech glasses are helping blind people see.

Technology to help people with disabilities has come a long way in recent years with more and more products coming onto the market every year. The fda has approved a new clinical trial of retinal implants that helped blind people get their visions back. Subscribe to cnbc. 5 amazing gadgets that are helping blind people see by simon hill june 21 2014 there is a lot of work and research being done to find ways to improve life for partially sighted and blind people.

These retinal implants are called argus ii retinal prosthesis system and have been developed by the from the doheny. Blindness first crept up on yvonne felix when she was just seven years old. The patient wears a pair of glasses with a small video camera mounted on it which captures images. The argus ii system can restore some vision in people made blind by retinitis pigmentosa.

One especially ambitious endeavour is that of producing technology that will allow blind and visually impaired people to see again. The company claims it can help the legally blind to see again. Electrifying brains may be the key to restoring sight study. Startup oxsight uses computer vision algorithms and cameras to make the world visible again for the visually impaired.

Scientists hope gene therapy treatments can help cure genetic disease and in some cases literally help the blind to see. Let there be light. Special for usa today. Tech is helping the blind to see.