Technology

A range of disability-themed emojis have been included in an update that will launch later this year

“For the last 20 years, I have had to wait for my husband to wake up to read me the newspaper. Now, as soon as he wakes up, I tell him about it”

Dr Parwez Hossain talks with OT  about innovative technology that aims to speed up the diagnosis of sight-threatening eye infections

Royal National Institute of Blind People services director, David Clarke, talks with OT  about the Orbit Reader 20

Consultant optometrist and clinical lead at OxSight, Daniel Crown, shares insight into the development of a pair of electronic glasses capable of enhancing vision

Scientists aim to recruit 400 participants from five UK hospitals to complete reading and app-based tests of vision in their own homes

Scientists have trialled using gold nanoparticles to make a tiny incision in retinal cells enabling the delivery of genes or medication

A concept for smart glasses incorporating holographs sets the groundwork for lightweight electronic spectacles that “look and feel like normal glasses”

US researchers have harnessed sugar naturally present within the body to fuel a sensor that shows promise for detecting and monitoring disease

Autonomous technology that detects diabetic retinopathy and macular oedema has become the first AI system to receive FDA approval for medical use