Australia has a bit of a history when it comes to pioneering cyborg technology. The country was home to the first functioning bionic ear implant in 1978 and now, in 2012, comes a new version of a ...

Could bionic eyes restore sight to the blind and give the U.S. military super sight? Bionic implanted eyeballs, “Star Trek”-style visors, telescopic contact lenses ... these are just a few of the many ...

SAN JOSE, Calif.— Scientists predict that improved electronic hardware will make it possible for blind people to read printed text, recognize faces and lead independent lives. At the American ...

The Science Eye is an intriguing piece of technology. Developed by Science Corp., the bionic eye seeks to restore vision in patients suffering from a variety of vision-based diseases. But, it also ...

Bionic Vision Technologies raised AU$23.5 million ($18 million), which will go toward the development and commercialization of its device to restore vision to the blind. The company, which has been ...

Bioelectronics company, Pixium Vision SA, has announced that it has received the HealthTech Award 2020 for its bionic vision system. This futuristic system, which won its award in the Best ...

A bionic lens developed by Ocumetics Technology Corporation's optometrist Garth Webb could mean the end of eyeglasses and contact lenses. The "Ocumetics Bionic Lens" allows patients to have vision up ...

It's easy to imagine bionic sight as crystal clear and even enhanced, like the augmented body parts in science fiction. But the reality could be very, very different for a typical bionic eye recipient ...

Bionic implants are not just a thing of science fiction, they're becoming reality — though you might not be getting superhuman powers quite yet. Instead, a team of researchers at Monash University in ...

Vision loss has long been treated as a one-way street, a devastating endpoint rather than a problem the brain might quietly ...

An optometrist from British Columbia believes he’s invented the holy grail of corrective lenses: A device that lets you see “three times better than 20/20 vision” without wearing any contacts or ...