#Blindness

JJ Shavit

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.

JJ Shavit

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

JJ Shavit

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.

JJ Shavit

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.

JJ Shavit

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