Bausch + Lomb, IBM to develop an iOS app for cataract surgeons
The app will help surgeons streamline their workflow by delivering patient information and clinical insights, as well as intraocular lens (IOL) options.
Upcoming Dot Watch helps the blind communicate, navigate and read ebooks
The device is made especially for those who already know or are learning to read in Braille, featuring an alarm clock, navigation and an ebook reader.
Opternative launches smartphone-powered online eye exams
The company's online eye exam takes some 25 minutes to complete, with prescriptions for either a glasses or contact lens costing $40, or $60 for both.
Researchers develop system that can detect eye diseases with a smartphone
Developed in collaboration with biomedical engineers from the ITESM, it uses the camera of the phone to detect any abnormality in the thickness of the retina.