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Science

New Robot Surgeon Will Keep Jittery Docs From Scrambling Your Eyeballs

3:40PM October 28, 2011 | Andrew Tarantola

You’re the patient? Excellent, please lie down on this table. I’ll be your doctor today but will be working from the next room, remotely controlling the needle-wielding robot above you–I’ll try not to sneeze! Just kidding. So, who’s ready for some eye surgery? More »

Cameras

What’s The Difference Between The Human Eye And A Camera?

1:00PM January 30, 2011 | Casey Chan

Pixiq has a great write up on the similarities and differences between the human eye and a camera. Apparently, we’re the same in image focusing and light adjustment but different in lens focus and sensitivity to light. What else? More »

Cameras

The Human Eye Looks Like A Crater

12:00PM January 2, 2011 | Casey Chan

This is a stunning macro image of a human eye. Yes, an eye. It’s part of a series by Suren Manvelyan called “Your Beautiful Eyes”. Some eyes are electric, others are blooming and a few are haunting. All are amazing. More »

Science

Electronic Implant Allows The Blind To See

2:20PM November 3, 2010 | Debora MacKenzie - NewScientist

Researchers are currently testing electronic implants which are designed to restore sight to individuals with certain types of blindness. As you can see by this video, the initial trials are encouraging. More »

Chicago’s Watchful Eye

7:20AM July 8, 2010 | Kyle VanHemert

Public art can be pretty weird. But rarely is it as weird as “EYE”, an unblinking, 9m eyeball that’s now scaring the dickens out of Chicago. More »

Science

Forget Designer Purses, I Want Some Designer Eyeballs

1:00PM October 7, 2009 | Rosa Golijan

LASIK’s been around a while, and somehow it was only a matter of time before designer vision, corneas custom-tailored to lifestyle and career, started to turn common. Could laser eye surgery will become the new graduation boob job? More »

Science

Tiny 4mm Telephoto Lens Implant Is One Step Closer To Being in Your Eye

2:50AM April 4, 2009 | John Mahoney

For people suffering from advanced macular degeneration, this lens implant magnifies light at 2.2x to 3x and projects it onto the healthy part of the retina, avoiding the damaged blind spot.

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