Staring at Lights Researchers from University College London (UCL) say they have found that exposing the human eye at deep red light for three minutes a day could improve declining eyesight....

Researchers claim they have created a bionic eye that holds the potential to surpass the sensitivity of the human eye. Their bionic eye, as detailed in the paper published in the journal Nature...

Bernardeta Gómez has been blind for 16 years. But using a bionic eye developed by Spanish neuroengineer Eduardo Fernandez, she was able to see again — without using her biological eyes at all. The...

Months after being fitted with a bionic eye — a camera hooked up to a neural implant — a man named Jason Esterhuizen was able to see for the first time since he was blinded by a car accident....

So far, the field of giving the blind back some of their sight using glasses-mounted cameras and electrodes implanted into the back of the eye hasn’t resulted in giving patients 20/20 vision — far...

In 1982, director Ridley Scott graced the world with “Blade Runner,” the cult favorite sci-fi movie that painted a stunning picture of a distant future: the world of November 2019. Since it’s been...

Researchers at the University of Manchester have created a new bionic eye system that sends electrical signals to the wearer’s brain via an implant to allow them to see again. Future iterations...

Theoretical neuroscientist Vivienne Ming has focused her professional career on exploring ways to use tech to maximize human potential — but in a fascinating new Quartz story, she details the time...

When a person becomes blind — as opposed to being born that way — their brain’s visual cortex is typically undamaged. However, it’s also fairly useless since it’s not receiving any information from...

Bionic Face A neural implant may soon be able to help people with facial paralysis smile and control their faces again. The small prosthesis, referred to as a “bionic face” by the scientists who...