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Vision and the Eye

Technology and Vision. The discipline of Ophthalmology is recognised both as an early adopter of new technology and a developer of novel techniques. Soon after lasers were invented, they were being used to treat diabetic eyes and new lasers developed into exquisite tools for reshaping the cornea in refractive surgery. In electronics the possibility of artificial vision in blind people and robots is becoming reality. In biology, advances in transplantation science have increased the numbers of treatable conditions. From stem cells to genetic manipulation, technological advances have the potential to cure blindness in ways not thought possible a decade ago.

Professor William Ayliffe is Emeritus Professor of Physic at Gresham College and a Consultant Ophthalmologist at the Lister Hospital in London. (from gresham.ac.uk)

17. Technology and Vision


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01. The Human Eye and Vision
02. Braille and the History of Blindness
03. I-dentity
04. The History of Cataract Surgery
05. Visual Perception
06. Inflammatory Eye Disease
07. Fun with Visual Illusions
08. Correction of Optical Defects: From Spectacles to Lasers
09. Diabetes, Hypertension and Vascular Diseases of the Eye
10. Blindness in Children: The Global Perspective
11. Why We See What We Do
12. Colour
13. The Ageing Eye
14. The Evolution of Vision
15. Vision and the Artist
16. Animal Eyes
17. Technology and Vision
18. The Window on the Soul