New research from a group of scientists has showcased how a team of researchers came together to create artificial vision for a 58-year-old blind woman, allowing her to see simple shapes. According to ...

A significant number of blind humans, not unlike bats and dolphins, can localize silent objects in their environment simply by making clicking sounds with their mouth and listening to the returning ...

What if you could "hear" shapes? or colors? These features are normally perceived visually, but using sensory substitution devices (SSDs) they can now be conveyed to the brain noninvasively through ...

LONDON – Scientists have developed an eye implant that allowed three blind patients to see shapes and objects within days of treatment in a trial and say the device could become routine for some kinds ...

For most adults who lose their vision, blindness results from damage to the eyes or optic nerve while the brain remains intact. For decades, researchers have proposed developing a device that could ...

Sensory Substitution Devices (SSDs) provide representations of visual information and can help the blind see colors and shapes by using auditory or tactile stimulation. Sensory Substitution Devices ...

A US-based research team has successfully demonstrated how dynamic stimulation of the visual cortex enables blind and sighted people to “see” shapes – a technique that could one day be used to convey ...

Some blind people are able to use the sound of echoes to "see" where things are and to navigate their environment. Now, a new study finds that these people may even be using visual parts of their ...

SURAT: To help visually impaired children understand the exact shape of various objects, animals and birds, a 28-year-old designing professional from Surat has developed a 3D illustration book for ...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Preparations continue to put thousands of mosaic tiles on the Pershing mural wall at Wyuka park. While the new home for the mural is taking shape, blind and visually-impaired ...

Using auditory or tactile stimulation, Sensory Substitution Devices (SSDs) provide representations of visual information and can help the blind "see" colors and shapes. SSDs scan images and transform ...