Feb. 20, 2019
The Consumer Electronics Show, held in Las Vegas in January, showcased autonomously driven cars, robots and drones with guidance systems based on the human visual system. VM and 20/20 Editor Andrew Karp reports on how technology is tapping the mechanics of vision to improve our work functions and quality of life–and how new visual technology is changing, and even enhancing, how we see.
Autonomous Vehicles: From Take-Out Delivery to Low-Vision Enablers |
How Technology is Expanding Our Scope of Vision |
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AUTONOMOUS IS THE WORD. Autonomously driven cars are just one aspect of a burgeoning field of autonomous technology. The human visual system is being tapped in a host of new and life-changing ways.
LOW-VISION HELP. Low-vision and blind patients, and those who experience lowered visual capacity due to old age, will see their lives improved by autonomous technology in many forms. DELIVERY OF EYECARE GOODS. The products you prescribe and sell, including eyewear and contact lenses, can be delivered by autonomously operated robots.
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360-DEGREE VISION. Virtual reality technology can enhance the visual experience by providing 360-degree vision at entertainment and sporting events. TRAIN SUPER-VISION. New electronic devices in sports vision training enable the eyes and brain to see and process visual information more quickly, enabling athletes to achieve a kind of super-vision. FILL IN MISSING VISUAL SPACES. Specialized technology is being placed in eyeglasses to “fill in” missing areas of sight lost to macular degeneration patients.
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