by Alfred Poor | September 20, 2017 | General News, Medical
Losing one’s sight has profound impact on a person’s life, not the least of which is a loss of independence and mobility. Many researchers are working on ways to restore vision, using strategies ranging from replacement implants for damaged retinas to...
by Alfred Poor | July 5, 2017 | Enabling Tech, General News, Health, Medical
Just over three years ago, Dan Rosenbaum of Center Ring Media launched an ambitious project. Wearable technology was gaining a lot of attention in the general media, but most of it was focused on fitness bands and smart watches. Not a lot of attention was given to the...
by Alfred Poor | April 26, 2017 | General News, Medical
Researchers are making further advances in creating an artificial retina to restore vision for some people with severely limited vision. In this case, scientists at Okayama University have conducted animal trials to demonstrate the effectiveness of a new technology....
by Alfred Poor | October 18, 2016 | General News, Medical
The retina is a lining of nerve cells at the back of your eyeball that converts light into impulses that are transmitted to the brain via the optic nerve. If this fragile lining is damaged, your vision can be limited or lost completely. Many diseases and conditions...
by Alfred Poor | October 10, 2016 | Enabling Tech, General News, Medical
The human body is a complex array of systems and feedback loops that help us function. Sometimes those systems need a little assist to work properly. One common solution is to administer drugs to encourage or discourage the operation of one function or another....
