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MCMINNVILLE, TN, UNITED STATES, April 26, 2023/EINPresswire.com/ — When Pam was diagnosed with Wet Macular Degeneration in February 2022, she thought her world had come to a standstill. But with the help of innovative technology, she’s been able to see the world in a whole new light, giving her more independence and making her life more enjoyable.
PLEASANTON, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES, January 12, 2023/ EINPresswire.com / — IrisVision, the leader in digital vision technologies, today announced the launch of all of the new features of IrisVision Inspire ’s 1.2 software update.
PLAINFIELD, Ill. — Chef Charlie Doman said he got choked up watching visually impaired teens try out their new electronic glasses for the first time. The giveaway and device training event took place in the dining room of the restaurant where he works, Moe Joe’s Cajun Restaurant in Plainfield, Illinois. “They were all so happy,” said Doman. “I had to leave the room a few times.”
From spoons that make food taste better to a brooch that listens for loneliness, researchers are developing tech to improve old age The risk of developing eye conditions increases with age, according to the National Institute on Aging, but wearable devices could help diagnose vision problems and make up for waning eyesight.
Two young visually-impaired Southampton fans have been given an enhanced view of the action thanks to a piece of wearable technology. Florence, 11, and Joshua, 15, wore their IrisVision glasses to Sunday’s 1-1 draw with Manchester United at St Mary’s, the first time they had been able to attend since receiving the tech last year.
WWII fighter pilot Dean “Diz” Laird has lost much of his vision at 99. But with the help of VR goggles, Laird can now recognize his family and do his beloved crossword puzzles…
A graphic designer who has worked in the television industry for 30 years has been slowly losing his vision. Mike Jones has a genetic disease with no cure. But he was offered the use of a special pair of goggles…
A local man began losing his eyesight eight years ago, but is now seeing his family through high tech advancements and virtual reality technology. It comes as his wife battles ALS. Blake suffers from ocular histoplasmosis….
As a low vision OD, the solutions I prescribe are based off patients’ goals and needs. If their top concern is watching TV, I can prescribe a head-worn device for magnification which is good for distance and near sight. My favorite is IrisVision which offers magnification and different contrasts…
In 2020, Blakely was introduced to a new virtual reality headset that would change his life and return the vision he once lost…
Acting as his eyes– the IrisVision Virtual Reality goggles helps 13-year-old Blair Briedenstein see the world…
She credits a device called Irisvision for helping her train and allowing her to recover. Irisvision is a VR headset that helps the users brain access the parts of their eyes that still function property…
With 98% vision loss, she has implants in her eyes to help her see. Then she was introduced to Iris Vision. A product which at first glance looks like goggles. But for Amy, it would totally change the way she trained…
The eight grader has an aid in the classroom at Orchard Park Middle School, and has always had to sit near the front of the room with monitors on his desk to help him see. The aid often had to read him words on the board or the page so he could take in the information…
IrisVision, the leader in digital vision technologies, today announced it has partnered with the Seva Foundation to develop new technology that will democratize vision healthcare around the world…
A young man living in regional Victoria has found an assistive device that has dramatically improved his quality of life — all thanks to his passion for watching football. Lachlan Davidson, who lives in Wodonga, has a rare genetic condition called ocular albinism that primarily affects the eyes…
More than 6 million Americans have vision problems that cannot be corrected by glasses or contact lenses. Companies like IrisVision are creating headsets to help them see better…
Virgin Media has given two young visually impaired Southampton fans life-changing wearable technology that will enable them to watch their beloved Saints in a way they’ve never experienced before…
Two young football fans with visual impairments have been given special headsets by their favourite club to help them watch TV and matches. Southampton FC had planned to present Joshua, 14, and Florence, 10, with the equipment at their next home match…
Both young fans were chosen to receive a headset from a Californian-based IrisVision whose technology promises to improve the vision for people with more than 30 sight conditions. The headset works by recording video in the field of vision, magnifying the image and replaying it back to the user in a more visible format…
The software allows Amy to see what’s right in front of her. She lives alone, so now more than ever, IrisVision is helping her with daily tasks. “So this changes everything to black and white for me and this is an easier way for me see things,” she said…
This may look like a regular virtual reality headset, but it actually can help those with low vision to see fine details they’ve been missing…
When you’re visually impaired, you get excited about two things: breakthroughs in science that could lead to a treatment, and technology that can improve or enhance your vision until that breakthrough comes…
It looks just like a virtual reality headset and can zoom in on everything around her. It’s called “IrisVision”, a wearable device that transforms her vision from 20/400 to 20/30…
Paralympic Triathlete Amy Dixon trains, and lives by a simple motto: No Sight, No Limits. Now, new technology is taken even more of her limits away. Dixon is 98% blind, the result of a rare autoimmune…
Losing your eyesight can not only be physiologically damaging, but mentally and emotionally challenging as well. However, a fairly new product that uses a smartphone mounted to a headset is changing…
Her eyesight is 25% of total vision and she tells WFAA she has little to no peripheral vision. She was born with a condition called retinitis pigmentosa which will gradually lead to complete loss of vision…
A legally blind musician in Denver has been given the gift of sight thanks to a pair of high-tech goggles. Musician Brian Hurley, who started losing his sight at age 13, uses them on a daily basis to make music…
IrisVision successfully qualified for the VA (Veteran Affairs) FSS Contract Award, thereby providing veterans, active-duty military personnel and all eligible government agencies, the chance to avail IrisVision on a significant discount…
IrisVision’s smartphone-based smart glasses for the visually impaired take advantage of discoveries by its founder, Frank Werblin, PhD., a professor of neuroscience at the University of California, Berkeley…
Barely a month ago I noted that Apple and Google are going to own the tech sector for aging baby boomers. Get ready: Phone tech is going to change everything about aging…
Dr. Frank Werblin, a professor of neuroscience at UC Berkeley, was trying to solve this problem by developing retinal chip implants. But as he became aware of developments in virtual reality…
If you thought VR goggles were only good for playing games, you would be wrong. The people at IrisVision are using VR headsets to give people with low vision problems like macular degeneration, glaucoma, diabetic…
He could still see the outline of a person’s face, but couldn’t tell their eye color or make out their facial expressions. Reading a book or a document on the computer was out of the question. He could no longer see…
After Gus Alexiou started to lose his vision, even recognising loved ones became tricky, but now scientists are developing a new technology to help him see…
I recently had the opportunity to try out such a device, called the IrisVision, and was able to do things I hadn’t done in 15 years, like watching TV from the other side of the room, going…
Vision loss affects more than 25 million American adults, according to the American Foundation for the Blind. And as the current U.S. population grows older, this number will grow, too…
Dave Gardy here on the floor at ATIA 2019 in a Orlando, and I’m at the IRIS visit booth with Tom Perski who is VP of professional consumer outreach…
LAWRENCEBURG, Tenn. (WZTV) — A Lawrenceburg student has a whole new perspective on life, thanks to a high-tech pair of glasses. Ethan Ralston was diagnosed with Leber’s Hereditary…
IrisVision retails for $2,500 and is able to magnify and enhance the image that comes into the eye. Using Samsung VR technology, Pleasanton-based IrisVision is restoring the gift of sight to…
The wearable technology zooms in on whatever the user is looking at, dwarfing the large blind spots caused by macular degeneration, so that the spots essentially disappear…
A VIRTUAL reality headset has restored sight to people who are legally blind. While it didn’t cure the physical cause of their blindness, the device let people with severe macular degeneration…
medGadget met with IrisVision founder, Dr. Frank Werblin, and IrisVision CEO, Ammad Khan, for an insightful interview. Read on to learn how IrisVision’s wearable, virtual reality-based…
Jessica Gallagher, a star Australian Paralympian who lost most of her vision as a teenager, has been granted the gift of sight and is able to see clearly thanks to IrisVision…
Minnesota ninth grader Aliena Jensen doesn’t let vision impairment keep her from living fully. Using IrisVision, she’s a violinist in her high school orchestra. “It’s just another school day. I do me!”…
Six-year-old Sora, who was born with a vision impairment, is now able to see what she had only dreamed of seeing, now that has IrisVision in her life…
Samsung Electronics Australia, IrisVision and Vision Australia have today announced the local availability of an innovative medical device that helps provide a solution for sufferers of vision impairment using…
VR and AR don’t necessarily have to take users to far-off or fictional places. They also can better connect people with vision impairments with the everyday world…
Sufferers of low vision, a symptom of macular degeneration, have long had to toggle between different gadgets to help them see under different conditions. But a solution to the toolbox could soon…
IrisVision is a wearable device that allows those with low vision to see the world like they’ve never seen it before. With a swipe of a finger, those with low vision are able to get up close and personal…