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    The sound of vision: Sound can stimulate blind retina to see again
    Joseph Shavit
    • Mar 10

    The sound of vision: Sound can stimulate blind retina to see again

    Activating neurons by ultrasound is a step towards a non-invasive retinal prosthesis that works without invasive eye surgeries.
    Haptic feedback sleeve and goggles allow blind people to 'see' with their arm
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jan 28

    Haptic feedback sleeve and goggles allow blind people to 'see' with their arm

    Researchers have developed a haptic feedback sleeve and goggle system that allows blind people to partially "see" with the skin on their arm
    Digital Braille speaker communicates using mid-air pulses
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jan 26

    Digital Braille speaker communicates using mid-air pulses

    Researchers have developed a digital-age speaker system that permits the blind to read Braille using ultrasound waves in mid-air.
    Smart cane, powered by AI, navigates for the visually impaired
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jul 3, 2021

    Smart cane, powered by AI, navigates for the visually impaired

    The life of the visually impaired has been improved greatly with the use of the WeWalk smart cane.
    8-year-old blind boy sees stars, planes for the first time
    Joseph Shavit
    • Oct 26, 2020

    8-year-old blind boy sees stars, planes for the first time

    Canada kid was born with an impaired vision due to a rare genetic disorder called retinitis pigmentosa, which causes mutations in the RPE65

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