Technology

Compressing visual data gathered by the device helps to prevent the electronics in the sight-restoring technology from becoming too hot

Researchers have developed a prototype smartphone app designed to help parents detect early signs of paediatric eye cancer

Retinitis pigmentosa patients who wore augmented reality glasses had 50% less collisions when navigating their way through an obstacle course

Scientists from Okayama University have developed a film coupled with photoelectric dye that generates electric signals in response to light

Artificial intelligence can determine cardiovascular risk factors by assessing a fundus image

A portable instrument has been used to image the retinas of 12 healthy adult volunteers and two children

Two siblings with retinal dystrophy have become the first patients to be tested through a pioneering service run by Moorfields Eye Hospital Dubai

A chip containing compartments of cultured cells could create an alternative to animal testing, accelerating the development of novel therapies

“The blood vessels are the highways and the different parts of the retina are neighbourhoods. A clinician can zoom in to different regions of the retina”

From viewfinders that allow the colour blind to enjoy autumnal scenery to video games for the treatment of amblyopia, OT  explores the potential of emerging technology