‘I’ve dreamed in colour for the first time in 20 years’: Blind British man can see again after first successful implant of ‘bionic’ eye microchips

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2138775/The-eye-borg-First-successful-implant-bionic-eye-restore-sight-blind.html Microchips restore sight to people suffering retinitis pigmentosa – an incurable condition that leads to blindness Condition affects one in every 3,000-4,000 people Clinical trial with two sufferers ‘exceeds expectations’ Sufferers able to detect outlines of objects ‘within days’ Vision expected to improve further as 3mm chip ‘beds in’ By Jenny Hope PUBLISHED: 03:14 […]

How iPads are turning young eyes old before their time by making us forget to blink

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2123069/How-iPads-turning-young-eyes-old-time-making-forget-blink.html By Jenny Hope PUBLISHED: 17:47 EST, 30 March 2012 | UPDATED: 17:51 EST, 30 March 2012 ncreasing dependence on iPads, computers and smartphones has left many young people with an eye problem that usually affects those much older. Millions are developing ‘dry eye’, a condition that results in gritty, itchy, inflamed eyes, thanks to […]