Bionic Eyewear Talk of Royal Society's Summer Science Exhibition

"A set of glasses packed with technology normally seen in smartphones and games consoles is the main draw at one of the featured stands at this year’s Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition," according to a press release from the University of Oxford. "But the exhibit isn’t about the latest gadget must-have, it’s all about aiding those with poor vision and giving them greater independence. ‘We want to be able to enhance vision in those who’ve lost it or who have little left or almost none,’ explains Dr Stephen Hicks of the Department of Clinical Neurology at Oxford University. ‘The glasses should allow people to be more independent – finding their own directions and signposts, and spotting warning signals,’ he says." Read more. And read even more here.