Abstract
For years, research and development resources for the blind have centered on restoring sight. Conventional methods for restoring sight focus on engineered solutions that use acoustic landscaping or 2D stimulation of the brain cortex.1 However, this technological challenge may take decades to produce a working and affordable solution. By reframing the problem of lost sight, we found that the essence of sight can be restored with optical processing technology that is available today. We are fascinated by how product design can change people's lives. For example, practical understanding of how people process information can help us to design objects for cognitive impairments.2 In a similar way, understanding the role of light in our daily life can result in meaningful products for visual impairments.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1-2 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Journal | SPIE Newsroom |
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| Publication status | Published - 2012 |