Maybe you’ve heard of synesthesia, the conflation of one sense or body part with another — not a word that tumbles from the tongue in casual conversation. It comes from the transliterated Greek words ...

People rely heavily on their eyes to navigate through everyday situations, so what happens when your vision is severely impaired? Technology is working hard to solve many problems, including the best ...

An upcoming wearable device for the legally blind could help them navigate public and outdoor spaces independently, acting as 'glasses' that guide them through their surroundings. The .Lumen glasses ...

Most of us think we can see only with our eyes. But, the development of some recent prosthetic devices may prove otherwise. Take, for example, the vOICe system developed by Peter Meijer. This device ...

What if your smartphone could see for you, the same way it tells time, takes pictures, crushes candy, and occasionally calls people for you? BlindTool, by Joseph Paul Cohen, a PhD Candidate at the ...

A groundbreaking retinal implant called PRIMA has enabled blind patients with dry AMD to read again. The chip, powered by light and paired with AR glasses, sends visual data directly to the brain. In ...

BERKELEY, CALIF. — A technology that one day could help the blind see – and the paralyzed feel – by projecting holograms onto their brains sounds like it's straight out of Star Wars. But researchers ...

The question of what totally blind people see might seem like a simple one to answer, but things are a lot more nuanced than you'd expect. According to the National Library of Medicine, people with ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A new UC Davis Eye Center study, in collaboration with France’s INSERM Stem Cell and Brain Research Institute, found that special patented glasses engineered with ...