Smart Glasses

An article by Catharine Paddock PhD  published on medicalnewstoday about “Smart Glasses”. Researchers at Oxford University in the UK are measuring how well their invention can help the near-blind navigate around shopping malls and avoid walking into obstacles."Smart glasses," which help people with poor vision boost their awareness of what is around them, are being tested in public for the first time. 

The aim is to improve functional vision for people with limited eyesight and help them gain. Dr.Stephen Hicks of Oxford's Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, who is leading the development, says that "greater freedom, independence and confidence to get about, and a much improved quality of life,"

The glasses are not designed to replace lost vision. Instead, they help the wearer make the most of the vision they have by providing additional information about what is front of them. The glasses not only help the wearer navigate around obstacles, but also to interact more with others.

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