Researchers Use AI to Help People See More Clearly
A serious, irreversible eye disease known as myopic maculopathy is on the rise.
A photorealistic Lucyd AI model wearing the Reebok Voltage style.
Anticipated launch March 2025. Courtesy of Innovative Eyewear, Inc.
Innovative Eyewear Launches First-Ever Generative AI Eyewear Fashion Show
In a bold fusion of fashion and technology, the generative AI fashion show exhibits emerging technology to create ultra-realistic models, ushering in what we believe will be a new era for product marketing and immersive visual storytelling. Each virtual model is wearing an actual pair of Lucyd glasses, seamlessly integrated into an entirely AI-generated runway sequence.
Photocatalyst: Using Light to Clean Up Forever Chemicals
Artificial intelligence is more readily available than ever before to improve patient care and business operations in optometry.
A Brain Fingerprint: Study Uncovers Unique Brain Plasticity in People Born Blind
Neuroscientists reveal that the part of the brain that receives and processes visual information in sighted people develops a unique connectivity pattern in people born blind. They say this pattern in the primary visual cortex is unique to each person -- akin to a fingerprint.
World’s First Instant-tint Glasses Change Shade at the Touch of a Button
Eyewear company Chamelo has delivered a world first; its sunglasses sport lenses that can change colour or transparency with a single finger tap. While this may feel like style over substance, this technology has potential use that stretches far beyond fashion.
Robot Radiotherapy Could Improve Treatments for Eye Disease
The custom-built robot was used to treat wet neovascular age-related macular degeneration (AMD).
The 35th Moscow International Optical Fair (MIOF) is Around the Corner
Researchers have found that taking a daily supplement containing antioxidant vitamins and minerals slows progression of late-stage dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD).
World’s Thinnest Lens is Just Three Atoms Thick
The lens can be used in applications where the view through the lens should not be disturbed, but a small part of the light can be tapped to collect information.
SILMO 2024: The Momentum of the Present and Future
The 2024 SILMO Paris trade fair is getting ready to welcome all of the players from the optics sector with more than 900 exhibitors participating in the event and 1,500 brands from 144 countries throughout the world on hand to showcase their offers.
Study: Artificial Intelligence as Good as Top Experts at Detecting Eye Diseases
The breakthrough research describes how machine learning technology has been successfully trained on thousands of historic de-personalised eye scans to identify features of eye disease and recommend how patients should be referred for care.