- Interesting facts 7. August 2013 App provides extra eyes on the road A few high-end cars already come with technology that will issue a warning—or even brake automatically—if the dashboard computer thinks a crash is imminent. Now, for those of us who can’t afford this luxury extra, there’s a smart-phone app that aims to do something similar.
- 4. August 2013 An artificial retina can restore the vision of the blind? Patients with blindness caused by retinitis pigmentosa can now get a light-detecting microchip implanted in one of their retinas. A sight-restoring implant approved for sale in the European Union on Wednesday is the second artificial retina to become available in the region.
- Technology 1. August 2013 A globetrotting Schwind engineer at KSA A few days ago we had Daniel, a Schwind engineer, at KSA Vision Clinic to do a regular check-up for our laser. Daniel visits a new country almost every week thanks to his job. This year he’s already been to South America a couple of times and was in Moscow just before he came to Tallinn.
- Interesting facts 31. July 2013 Fighter pilots get ‘X-ray vision’ with new helmet A new kind of helmet developed in the UK gives fighter pilots 'X-ray vision', enabling them to see outside the aircraft in every direction, including through its solid metal hull.
- Interesting facts 25. July 2013 Bug's eyes inspire new digital cameras A team of researchers has created the first digital cameras with designs that mimic ocular systems of dragonflies, bees and other insects. This technology offers exceptionally wide-angle fields of view, with low aberrations, high acuity to motion, and nearly infinite depth of field.
- Vision 16. May 2013 Paralyzed patients communicate by controlling their pupils A team of brain scientists has demonstrated that some people with locked-in syndrome are able to answer yes-or-no questions by widening their pupils.