Sight Sciences’ new assistive technology helps patients with central vision loss

Rowan Mattern, director of marketing for eSight, illustrates the use of the company’s eSight 4 device to assist patients with central vision loss. The way it works is, the camera picks up the image that the person can no longer perceive, runs it through a software algorithm, and projects it onto two OLED monitors, one in front of each eye. And the wearer then uses a peripheral and parafoveal vision to process the visual stimuli. The way it works is the way you wear it. It can be used for any activity of daily living, from reading to watching movies, to walking about or shopping or traveling. Read more >>