Even while construction of the James Webb Space Telescope is underway
on the most advanced infrared vision of any space observatory, its
technologies are already proving useful to human eye health here on
Earth, according to the NASA press release. "The
Webb telescope program has enabled a number of improvements in
measurement technology for astronomy, mirror fabrication, and
measurement of human eyes, diagnosis of ocular diseases and potentially
improved surgery," said Dr. Dan Neal, Research Fellow at Abbott Medical Optics Inc. in Albuquerque, N.M. Read more.
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