Tag - eSight

Community continues to help attain vision-restoring technology

Ziad2022-11-25T14:05:55-05:00Williams County and northwest Ohio came together last winter to help legally blind man Ben Murray of Melbern raise funds for a vision-restoring technology called eSight and the community has not stopped giving since. This year, the area learned of two legally blind young people whose families hoped to purchase the pricey and not-covered eSight as well: Brady Hohl of Wauseon, 9, and Kasandra Romero, 15, of Montpelier. Read more >>

Guilford teen hopes for high tech way to see the world

Ziad2022-11-25T14:06:05-05:00A Guilford teen has suffered severe vision loss his entire life but he’s getting closer to being able to see with the help of technology. Alex Russello, 16, was born with optic atrophy. His mother said his optic nerves didn’t fully develop, so it limits his vision. His only chance of seeing is having objects a couple of inches from his face. In order to watch TV, he has to pull up a chair in front of it. eSight glasses give Alex, and other...

Glasses From eSight Help Legally Blind Indianapolis Colts Fan See First Game

Ziad2022-11-25T14:06:05-05:00Scott Reese is a longtime Indianapolis Colts fan, but he didn’t see the team win Super Bowl XLI or Peyton Manning claim the single-season touchdown record in 2004. Because Reese is legally blind, he wasn’t even able to see the games on TV. But he was able to watch the action for the first time Sunday at Lucas Oil Stadium thanks to a pair of eSight glasses. The Colts learned about Reese’s story and provided him with sidelines tickets and passes...

AL HAMNIK: Shedding light on life’s challenges

Ziad2022-11-25T14:06:05-05:00Scott Reese had sent a letter to Canadian-based eSight, telling his story of endless challenges and ordeals. To his surprise, the company contacted him weeks later, asking if he would want to participate in a demonstration involving the electronic glasses it manufactures to enhance the vision of those with vision loss. Read more >>

SJ blind boy’s Christmas wish: to see

Ziad2022-11-25T14:06:05-05:00Jon Paul Corman has petitioned Santa Claus for a Buzz Lightyear action figure, the kind that lights up and talks. The most expensive version runs less than $50, well within Santa's budget. What the 9-year-old could really use is a pair of high-tech, customized glasses, the kind that uses a camera, a powerful computer and LED screens to help him see images in real time. They cost about $15,000...After stumbling across a website about the technology, the Barrington family traveled to a Philadelphia...

These glasses allow blind people to see again

Ziad2022-11-25T14:06:05-05:00Thirty-three-year-old Cody Moore of Hubbard is raising money for a new pair of glasses, but this pair costs more than most glasses you'll find at any optometrist. Cody, who is legally blind, is raising money for a pair of the eSight glasses, a new medical device that allows people who are legally blind to see you again. Read more >>

Acworth teens sees again with new eyewear

Ziad2022-11-25T14:06:05-05:00An Acworth teen is seeing clearly for the first time in 12 years. She lost most of her vision at the age of six after doctors removed a brain tumor. Friday, she got the chance to try out eSight eyewear. Read more >>

Special glasses will allow Lugoff man to see family for first time

Ziad2022-11-25T14:06:05-05:00A highly advanced pair of glasses will allow a Lugoff man to see the faces of family and friends for the first time in his life...A year ago, Hair took a trip to North Carolina to try a pair of electronic glasses made by eSight that supposedly would enable him to see. Read more >>

‘He loves them’: Special e-specs give blind boy a new lease on life

Ziad2022-11-25T14:06:06-05:00It's a big day for Benny Francey. He's at the library in Selkirk, Man. for the first time with new specs. "I can actually see complete detail," Benny, 10, says. The boy and his brother are living with a rare disease called Leber congenital amaurosis. The condition means the boys can only see silhouette-like images. The specs inside the case are eSight glasses from a startup in Toronto and cost $20,000 Canadian dollars — a hefty bill that was paid for by a GoFundMe campaign...

Hoping to see again, local woman seeks funds for $15,000 device

Ziad2022-11-25T14:06:06-05:00Three months ago, Donna Witcher, who is legally blind, walked outside her Torresdale home and identified a stop sign. "It was amazing," said Witcher, a buoyant 52-year-old. "I could actually see." The secret to her sudden vision? A high-tech headset called eSight, which employs a tiny camera that sends high-resolution video through a computer and back to small LED screens in front of the viewer's eyes. Read more >>