Technology

Dr Jordi Asher shares insight into research to develop software that uses consumer-available smart glasses to increase the field of view of people with visual field loss

The pioneering procedure is being used to improve the quality of life of patients with advanced age-related macular degeneration

The My Vision Check app intends to provide a “gentle reminder and prompt” for anyone overdue a sight test and signposts users to their local practice

OT  spoke to the team involved in the development of a new chatbot for Gene Vision, a website providing information on rare genetic eye diseases for patients and healthcare professionals

Kellogg’s plans to roll out cereal boxes with a code that provides playback labelling information to the smartphones of shoppers with sight loss

A mask embedded with sensors developed by US engineers can flag the presence of a COVID-19 infection within 90 minutes

Researchers have combined OCT technology, adaptive optics and deep neural networks to aid the detection of neurodegenerative disease

Allergan has partnered with teams from City, University of London and Glaucoma UK to introduce a free app for glaucoma patients

University of Birmingham scientists have highlighted the potential of smartphones to accurately measure intraocular pressure

More than 350 patients are involved in a pilot of home vision monitoring technology