ALIVIOS Intelligent eyewear is a new class of wearable, electronic assistive technology for people with low vision. Using a high resolution video camera and near-to-eye high performance video screens, ALIVIOS modifies whatever the wearer is looking at to maximize the effectiveness of their remaining … [Read more...]
97 Out of 100 Children In China Who Needed Glasses Didn’t Wear Them
July 6, 2011 by Leave a Comment
97 out of every 100 children in rural China who needed glasses didn’t wear them Efforts to raise educational standards in developing countries have tended to focus on the quality of teachers and the provision of books and buildings, but a study reveals a much simpler, cheaper solution could be … [Read more...]
Guide Vest For Visually Impaired Acts As Eyes
June 1, 2011 by Leave a Comment
We've looked at a number of efforts to extend the capabilities of the traditional white cane for the visually impaired, such as using ultrasonic echoes or lasers to give users a better lay of the land. But a group of engineering researchers at the University of Southern California (USC) are looking … [Read more...]
New Uses For Eyewear Telescopes
March 10, 2011 by 1 Comment
Just got the new Craft Optics blog post and he brought up a great point on why you would need a telescopic attachment to your eyewear- beading and fine electronics. In previous blogs, I wrote about jewelry artists, needlepoint artists, cross-stitchers, and tattoo artists among many others. The … [Read more...]
Visually Impaired Teen Creates Works Of Art
October 19, 2010 by 1 Comment
14 Year old teen in Kansas is creating works of art an inspiration to all visually impaired people. … [Read more...]
Optometry Giving Sight- A Sri Lanka Story
July 28, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Name: S A Chandrawathi Age: 51 Location: Her home, Sri Lanka Project: Giving Sight in Sri Lanka Chandrawathi is the mother of newly trained Vision Technician, Niroshan. They live along a dirt road next to paddy fields in a remote area of the Kegalle District in Sri Lanka. Chandrawathi … [Read more...]
Meet Alito An Eyecare Nurse in East Timor
July 17, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Father of two young children, Alito, has been working as an Eye Care Nurse in East Timor for six years. “…in East Timor people are not educated, they live in the rural areas and there it is difficult to get access to the media. That’s why they live with blindness as they don’t know where … [Read more...]
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