Tag - eSight

Eyewear Industry Moving towards Building Smart Glasses Equipped with Sensors

For instance, eSight has developed the electronic glasses that can help people with limited vision who cannot see with ordinary glasses or lenses. The glasses developed by eSight transmits images from the camera to a small internal screen. These images are transferred in such a way that it beams the video into the person’s peripheral vision. Read more >>
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Hi-tech eSight glasses to help the legally blind see on the way to SA

STAR Trek-style smart glasses giving sight to the legally blind are coming to Adelaide, and today, Maureen Montes of Parkside becomes the first person in the nation to buy the $13,000 super specs. Mrs Montes, who has less than 5 per cent vision and is legally blind, has trialled the Canadian eSight glasses and says the first time she wore them she was stunned. Read more >>
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eSight 3 Launches in Australia and New Zealand

Dr. Brian Mech, President and CEO of eSight, is pleased to announce the launch of eSight 3 in Australia and New Zealand. eSight 3 sets the gold standard for the most sophisticated low vision glasses of their kind anywhere in the world, enabling the visually impaired to actually see, be mobile and independently carry out virtually all Activities of Daily Living (ADLs). Read more >>
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Life-changing technology is helping blind people see

But the future is looking bright, or rather, clear, for Kasandra these days. The 16-year-old sophomore is part of a growing client list for eSight, a set of electronic glasses that uses camera magnification to assist those for whom a prescription is not enough. It’s one of numerous tools geared toward the visually impaired to crop up on the market in recent years, and for Kasandra, who was fitted with her’s in February, it’s proved life-changing. Read more >>
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Legally blind T.O. teen gets gift of sight

Tears of joy run down Cheyenne Field cheeks, for the legally blind 17-year-old from Toronto can now see thanks to eSight on Tuesday August 29, 2017.The new electronic glasses enable the legally blind to actually see. Fields wore them for the first time at Casa Loma in Toronto.  Read more >>
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Technology gives legally blind Peoria boy a chance to fly

National Aviation Day isn’t a widely celebrated occasion, but it will be unforgettable nonetheless for Ryan Rusk. The 12-year-old sixth grader at Lindbergh Middle School took to the skies Saturday with the help of an emerging technology that promises to have a vast impact on almost all aspects of his life. Rusk is legally blind, but a pair of eSight glasses has restored a significant amount of his vision — enough to take the controls of an airplane as it soared over...
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