Bionics

New Kind of Retinal Implant

A retinal implant, under development at Strathclyde University in Glasgow, Scotland and Stanford University in California, is much simpler in design and operation than present models. A thin silicon device, with no wires, is surgically implanted and electrically stimulates cells that are not affected by AMD. Video goggles deliver images to the eye via pulsed near infra-red light.

Bionic Glasses?

Bionic glasses are being developed at Oxford University. Using technology found in smartphones, the glasses have video cameras at the sides and a LED light display embedded in the lenses. The smartphone-type computer, which fits in the wearer’s pocket, recognizes the objects in the video image and tracks down where a person or object is, which in turn, drives the lights in the display. This helps people navigate around a room and locate objects that are close-by. The brightness helps the wearer to see how close an object is.

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