Augmented Reality Can Now Be Implanted Directly Into The Eye - Alternative View

Augmented Reality Can Now Be Implanted Directly Into The Eye - Alternative View
Augmented Reality Can Now Be Implanted Directly Into The Eye - Alternative View

Video: Augmented Reality Can Now Be Implanted Directly Into The Eye - Alternative View

Video: Augmented Reality Can Now Be Implanted Directly Into The Eye - Alternative View
Video: Brain-Computer Interfaces 2024, March
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While Google is thinking what to do with its Glass glasses, and Microsoft is trying to reduce the cost of the incredibly expensive AR-headset HoloLens, the American ophthalmology company Omega Ophthalmics has developed a very interesting platform with which it will be possible to implant not only various sensors and lenses into the eyeball. but also sophisticated electronic devices capable of integrating augmented and mixed reality directly into human vision.

The platform was named Omega Gemini Refractive Capsule. It is a flexible container that is inserted under the iris of the eye with a syringe and spread there. Not that eye implants are new. But in this case, the scientists went a little further than just replacing the original lens with an artificial one. There is enough space inside the Omega Gemini container to be used for, for example, the automated delivery of drugs into the eyeball, the placement of biometric sensors or any other device. All of them, of course, are introduced into the container using a needle. And in order to correct a person's vision, a flexible lens is simply injected into the container, which expands inside and takes its place.

The creators of the platform invite other researchers to join their development in order to create something truly revolutionary together. Nevertheless, no one expects young people with good eyesight to immediately rush to implant various gadgets in their eyes. First of all, the platform is intended for people with vision problems and other diseases. Older people will probably have a clear map of the route to the store or home before their eyes, since over the years many have problems with memory and orientation in space. However, it is possible that the platform will find application in the military sphere. Isn't that what the directors dreamed about in various fantastic action films?

Below you can watch a short video from the platform presentation. If you are not interested in the chatter of a company employee, we recommend that you immediately rewind the video to the 2:25 mark. There begins a demonstration of how the whole system works.

How good is this technology? Well, Omega Ophthalmics has conducted six-month clinical trials on seven experimental patients and has not yet identified any side effects. The company's immediate plans include additional clinical trials in more people, as well as improving existing technology. In any case, to develop the idea of Omega Ophthalmics, additional investments are needed, which large companies can provide them after the official presentation of the platform.