Image credits: punk-rocker-life Over the last hundred years the development of science has revolutionised the world we live in. From the creation of radio and TV in the early 1900s, to the augmented reality eyewear being developed, such as Google’s Project Glass and University of Washington’s bionic contact lenses. The latest leap in technology comes… Continue reading The Bionic Eye: Helping The Blind See Again With Their Brain, Not Their Eyes
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Transplanted Cells Restore Sight In Blind Mice
Scientists at University College London (UCL) have been undergoing a huge project, led by Professor Robin Ali. They are conducting research into how sight can be restored to the blind through the transplant of light detecting cells into the eye. Research has been confined to mice studies so far, but hopes are that their conclusions… Continue reading Transplanted Cells Restore Sight In Blind Mice
Electronic Retina Improves Sight Of The Blind
Curing the condition of blindness is often associated with certain miracles said to have been performed by Jesus in Bible stories, with modern medicine research struggling to find a solution to forms of blindness which have been long considered as incurable. But now a recent trials carried out by scientists at Oxford University may have… Continue reading Electronic Retina Improves Sight Of The Blind