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The Blind Can Navigate Streets Using a Smart Backpack [video]

The Blind Can Navigate Streets Using a Smart Backpack [video]

by Bruce Brown | March 31, 2021 | Enabling Tech, Health

Helping visually impaired persons navigate the world around them is a noble mission indeed. We wrote recently about work at Caltech using augmented reality with Microsoft HoloLens to help blind people navigate. Envision Glasses use an AI platform with an 8MB camera, a...
New Approach to Retinal Implants Could Restore Sight [video]

New Approach to Retinal Implants Could Restore Sight [video]

by Bruce Brown | March 15, 2021 | Medical

Retinal implants hold great promise for people with severe vision impairment including blindness. We’ve covered several retinal implant technology developments. For example, Oxford University’s Department of Chemistry created biological synthetic soft...
Glaucoma Drainage Devices Shake Themselves Clean

Glaucoma Drainage Devices Shake Themselves Clean

by Bruce Brown | November 20, 2018 | General News, Medical

Nearly three million Americans have glaucoma, according to the CDC.  The disease is one of the most common causes of blindness. When glaucoma is detected, the disease progression can be slowed so that  the patient won’t lose any more vision. There are no early...
FDA Clears AI-Based Diabetic Retinopathy Screening

FDA Clears AI-Based Diabetic Retinopathy Screening

by Bruce Brown | April 13, 2018 | General News, Medical

As we’ve written several times earlier, diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a significant concern for the estimated 30 million Americans who live with diabetes. A recent CDC study indicated that nearly one-third of all Americans with diabetics aged over 40 suffer to...
Deep Learning Diagnosis Diabetic Eye Disease [video]

Deep Learning Diagnosis Diabetic Eye Disease [video]

by Alfred Poor | May 11, 2017 | General News, Medical

One of the many complications of diabetes is diabetic retinopathy (DR). This condition results in damage to the retina that can eventually lead to the loss of sight. And the longer a patient has diabetes, the more likely they are to develop DR. It is the leading cause...
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