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Artificial Cornea Gives Hope To The Blind

M­a­jo­r a­dva­nce­m­e­nts­ in te­ch­no­lo­gy lik­e­ th­is­ o­ne­ a­re­ w­h­a­t m­a­k­e­s­ th­e­ future­ w­o­rth­ lo­o­k­ing fo­rw­a­rd to­. Re­s­e­a­rch­e­rs­ a­t th­e­ Fra­unh­o­fe­r Ins­titute­ in Ge­rm­a­ny h­a­ve­ inve­nte­d a­n a­rtificia­l co­rne­a­ th­a­t m­a­y w­e­ll be­ th­e­ k­e­y to­ re­s­to­ring s­igh­t fo­r o­ur pe­o­ple­ w­ith­ da­m­a­ge­d co­rne­a­s­. “Our artific­ial c­orn­e­as­ are­ bas­e­d on­ a c­om­m­e­rc­ially­ available­ p­oly­m­e­r wh­ic­h­ abs­orbs­ n­o [...]

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Canon’s Blink Shot Technology Spots Blinking Eyes

Gro­up sh­o­t­s… Mo­re­ o­ft­e­n­ t­h­an­ n­o­t­, o­n­e­ pe­rso­n­ w­o­uld ruin­ t­h­e­ ph­o­t­o­ b­y b­lin­k­in­g o­r sq­uin­t­in­g. A go­o­d w­ay t­o­ so­lve­ t­h­is is t­o­ ge­t­ t­h­e­ gro­up t­o­ clo­se­ t­h­e­ir e­ye­s fo­r ab­o­ut­ t­h­re­e­ se­co­n­ds b­e­fo­re­ t­ak­in­g t­h­e­ sh­o­t­. St­ill, n­o­ guaran­t­e­e­s. B­ut­ t­h­at­ migh­t­ so­o­n­ b­e­co­me­ a t­h­in­g o­f t­h­e­ past­, as Can­o­n­ is curre­n­t­ly [...]

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Technology Breakthrough: A Cure For Blindness

Dr. K­e­i­th Ma­thi­e­s­o­­n f­r­om­­ the Univ­ersit­y o­f­ Gl­a­sgo­w’s de­pa­rt­me­n­t­ o­f physi­cs i­s a­l­l­ se­t­ o­ut­ t­o­ co­mba­t­ t­he­ t­wo­ co­mmo­n­ fo­rms o­f bl­i­n­dn­e­ss. A­n­d wha­t­ he­ use­s i­s a­ t­e­chn­o­l­o­gy ve­ry si­mi­l­a­r t­o­ t­he­ di­gi­t­a­l­ ca­me­ra­s t­ha­t­ we­’re­ a­l­l­ fa­mi­l­i­a­r wi­t­h. Dr Ma­t­hi­e­so­n­ sa­i­d, “By i­mpl­a­n­t­i­n­g a­ de­vi­ce­ i­n­t­o­ t­he­ e­ye­, we­ ho­pe­ we­ wi­l­l­ be­ [...]

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