ESight Glasses

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eSight Glasses
Esight 01.jpg
Category Smartglasses
Developer eSight Corporation [1]
Announced 2012 [2]
Released Developers:
Consumers: 2013 [2]
Price 15000 USD [3][4]
Operating system none
Display OLED [5]
Resolution (unknown)
Field of view (unknown)
Weight g (unknown)
Controls

buttons [5]

Data available Limited
Risk factor Low
Standalone
http://www.esighteyewear.com

eSigh Glasses are a wearable display and a camera that help people with heavily impaired vision to see better again. This is achieved by recording what the user is facing, enhancing the recorded image by customizable parameters such as zoom or contrast, and finally displaying the image onto the two LED displays facing the user's eyes. The device is registered with the United States FDA.

Main characteristics

Other technical details were not explicitly specified by the manufacturer, nor are to be found in secondary sources.

Purpose

eSight Glasses are meant to return better sight to visually impaired users.

Company & People

The device is manufactured by a Canadian company eSight Corporation. The company is based in Toronto and Ottawa and was founded in 2007.[6]

  • Kevin Rankin - Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
  • Conrad Lewis - Founder, Principal, Director and Member of the Board of Advisors
  • Patrick R. Beirne - Chief Technology Officer and Member of the Board of Advisors

Important Dates

Enhancement/Therapy/Treatment

Ethical & Health Issues

Public & Media Impact and Presentation

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2923352/The-emotional-moment-blinded-veteran-sees-time-20-YEARS-thanks-electronic-eSight-glasses.html

Public Policy

Related Technologies, Projects or Scientific Research

References