News tagged with eye implant
First in New York: Bionic technology aims to give sight to woman blinded beginning at age 13
Oct 21, 2009 |
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A 50-year-old New York woman who was diagnosed with a progressive blinding disease at age 13 was implanted with an experimental electronic eye implant that has partially restored her vision. A team led by Dr. Lucian V. Del ...
Researchers' vision: restoring sight through artificial retinas
Dec 30, 2008 |
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Scientists are testing artificial retinas that they hope can restore partial sight to people who've lost their vision to the most common causes of blindness.
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New surgical implant prevents total blindness
Feb 18, 2009 |
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A work accident leaves a woman blind in one eye. As she copes with the loss, within months the vision in the other, previously uninjured eye begins to blur, and the eye becomes red and inflamed.
Intel wants a chip implant in your brain
Nov 23, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Computer chip maker Intel wants to implant a brain-sensing chip directly into the brains of its customers to allow them to operate computers and other devices without moving a muscle.
Stanford researchers develop the next generation of retinal implants
Dec 10, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of Stanford researchers has developed a new generation of retinal implants that aims to provide higher resolution and make artificial vision more natural.
Stimulating sight: New retinal implant developed
Sep 23, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Inspired by the success of cochlear implants that can restore hearing to some deaf people, researchers at MIT are working on a retinal implant that could one day help blind people regain a ...
USC researchers begin tests on next generation of retinal implant
Feb 16, 2007 |
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Patients who have gone blind are a step closer to perhaps one day regaining some of their sight. Researchers at the University of Southern California, Doheny Eye Institute, announced today the next step in their efforts to ...
Pressure sensors in the eye
Sep 03, 2007 |
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Sensors can monitor production processes, unmask tiny cracks in aircraft hulls, and determine the amount of laundry in a washing machine. In future, they will also be used in the human body and raise the alarm ...
Researcher develops new treatment method for canine eye diseases
Oct 28, 2008 |
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An Iowa State University researcher is exploring a new method of getting medicine to the eyes of infected dogs that is more effective and reliable than using eye drops.
Scientists set their sights on hearing breakthrough for babies
Dec 11, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The first year to two years of life is a critical time for hearing impaired children and their language development. Whilst young babies with hearing difficulties can now be fitted with cochlear ...
Task force develops new radiation guidelines for brachytherapy
Nov 03, 2009 |
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Radiation dose delivered to the prostate and nearby organs in every brachytherapy procedure should be carefully analyzed using post-implant CT or MRI and uniformly documented in every patient, according to a new guideline ...
A sound practice: Cochlear implants restore children's hearing
Nov 05, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Ava Martin seems less nervous than her parents as the three sit in an audiologist’s office at UC Irvine Medical Center a few days after Labor Day. In August, the 6-year-old had surgery to place a cochlear ...
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