Mar 12
blindness, MacularDegeneration, macular degeneration, pigmentosa, restore sight, sight, RestoreSight, blind, prosthesis, health, mit, medical, university, science, retina, ocular, research
Filed under: Misc. Gadgets
We’ve seen initiatives all over the globe created in an attempt to beat blindness, but researchers based at MIT are feeling fairly confident that their development is within a few years of being able to “restore partial sight to people who have slowly gone blind because of degenerative diseases of the retina.” The bio-electronic implant, which is about the size of a pencil eraser, would actually sit behind the retina at the back of the eyeball, and images would be transmitted to the brain “via a connector the width of a human hair.” As it stands, an FDA grant application is already in the works, and the scientists are hoping to have it implanted in an animal as early as this summer. Still, the solution only works for folks who “were once able to see and have partially intact optic nerve cells” — those who were blind from birth or suffer from glaucoma are unfortunately ineligible for the procedure.
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Aug 17
Filed under: Digital Cameras
Canon’s new CF-1 may not be as enthralling as the (hopefully) forthcoming 40D, but we’re sure ophthalmologists and optometrists can certainly dig it. The firm’s latest mydriatic digital retinal camera provides a 50-degree angle of view, a trio of imaging modes (color, fluorescein angiography, and red-free), and can produce “clear and detailed diagnostic images for immediate review” when attached to an EOS 30D DSLR. Additionally, this unit motorizes the processes of changing filters and adjusting the chin rest, and while we’ve no idea what this thing will run your eye care company, Canon claims that both the CF-1 and Retinal Imaging Control software are currently available for those in the market.
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Aug 13
ocular, IrisScanner, retina, retinal, WalkthroughIrisIdentificationSystem, walkthrough Iris Identification System, iris scanner, iris, security, panasonic, authentication, biometric, biometrics, matsushita
Filed under: Misc. Gadgets
Snappy retinal scanners have been in the works for some time, and now Panasonic is apparently hoping to hasten those annoying ID checks by enabling security personnel to confirm the true identity of a person walking through in just “two seconds.” Additionally, this scanner does not require subjects to “focus on the equipment,” packs “multiple two-megapixel cameras,” and in case you couldn’t guess, is being marketed towards airports and high-security office buildings. No word just yet on when these may be rolled out for public use, but anything (well, almost) that speeds up our traveling is smiled upon by us.
[Via TechDigest]
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