Friday, August 27th, 2010
Researchers from the University of Cincinnati (UC) have discovered that the larvae of the sunburst diving beetle (Thermonectus marmoratus) have bifocal eyes. As far as they are aware, this is the first known example of truly bifocal lenses in the animal kingdom. Previously, only prehistoric trilobites were suspected of having ...
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Thursday, August 26th, 2010
Corneas made in the lab using genetically engineered human collagen could restore sight to millions of visually impaired people waiting for transplants from human donors, researchers say.
In a newly released study, investigators from Canada and Sweden reported results from the first 10 people in the world treated with the biosynthetic ...
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Monday, August 23rd, 2010
The concept of WuFu Eyewear for the visually impaired makes use bat flying technology of ultrasonic distance measurement. The visual aid employs the use of ultrasonc waves, carries them to sensors and then translates into vibrations for the wearer. Read more at The Design Blog
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Wednesday, August 18th, 2010
A novel contact lens-embedded sensor may be capable of producing measurements of IOP and ocular pulse amplitude that are comparable to widely used devices, a study said.
In 12 eyes of 12 sitting subjects, measurements of IOP and ocular pulse amplitude from the contact lens-embedded sensor were similar to handheld and ...
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Tuesday, August 17th, 2010
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With the advent of 3D glasses with polarizing filters and LCD shutters you’d be forgiven for thinking we’d seen the last of the archetypal numbers with different colored filters. Well, think again because European researchers have come up with technology they say can display 3D ...
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Tuesday, August 17th, 2010
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Middle age is often accompanied by the onset of presbyopia, a condition whereby the eye's crystalline lens loses some of the youthful elasticity that enabled it to focus on nearby objects. The remedy for most people has been reading glasses or, for those already ...
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Tuesday, August 10th, 2010
Dual purposing is always good- these safety eyeglasses come with a built in LED lighting. Found this on Think Geek, but this is just as good for camping, running at night, taking the dog out and of course fixing those leaky under the counter sinks. No matter what, most eye ...
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