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FDA Approves Eye Telescope

FDA Approves Eye Telescope

This is pretty nuts. The FDA has finally approved surgery for end stage age-related macular degeneration in the form of a eye telescope. Though it’s for one eye only, it can magnify vision 2.2 or 2.7 [...]

Argus II Bionic Eye Gets Successful Test Run

Argus II Bionic Eye Gets Successful Test Run

We’ve talked about the Argus II once before back in March, so this will be an update.  Seems that a test group of thirty two blind folks got implanted with Argus IIs, got their cameras and [...]

‘Bionic Eye’ Augmented Reality iPhone App Now Available (video)

‘Bionic Eye’ Augmented Reality iPhone App Now Available (video)

Approved augmented reality apps for the iPhone are gonna start sprouting up like weeds any day now, and the first of many is the Bionic Eye. Using the iPhone’s camera, compass and GPS the app is [...]

Two Bionic Eyes See The Light Of Day In Two Days

Two Bionic Eyes See The Light Of Day In Two Days

Two stories hit this week about a bionic eye.  Since I a almost confused the two, I thought I’d do us all a favor and detail both of them in one post. The first story, which [...]