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Special Glasses Help Blind Mom See Her Newborn Baby

This one has all the feels. Just like every other new mother, Kathy Beitz got to hold her baby and look him over from head to toe. But unlike most new mothers, Beitz, 29, has been legally blind since she was 11. Though she is not completely blind, Beitz suffers from a form of macular …

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Will Microsoft HoloLens Change the World We See?

Our mission here at nJoy Vision is to provide the world with the miracle of sight. It is worthwhile, and it drives us daily. Yesterday, Microsoft unveiled (with great fanfare) something of a vision that takes our mission and runs totally wild with it – Microsoft HoloLens - a wearable augmented reality device that seamlessly …

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Kids Use Technology More than Parents Think

It’s no secret that parents and children don’t always see eye to eye. While moms and dads usually have the upper hand in these situations, recent studies conducted by the American Optometric Association (AOA) show that kids are increasingly pulling the wool over their parents’ eyes when it comes to the amount of time they spend …

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Can Humans See Near Infrared?

The genre of Science Fiction is full of intriguing scenarios in which human beings are able unlock the full potential of their brains, and, in doing so, develop super-powers and/or super-intelligence. The source of many of these stories is the 10% Myth, a popular urban legend that asserts most humans only use 10% of their …

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See in the Dark with the Sony A7s

The A7s is Sony's new, pint-sized full frame mirrorless camera. The "s" in A7s stands for sensitivity because it was designed for incredible performance in low light situations. For the photog-savvy among us, we're talking crazy high ISO settings up to an insane 409600. Instead, the point of this post is to show you just how …

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The Very Real Struggles of Wearing Contacts

When you think about it, contact lenses truly are amazing little feats of engineered medical technology. Not only do they sit directly on your eyeball and focus light so you can actually see (so cool!), they're also oxygen permeable and made of large molecules called polymers (so science-y!). But if you ask anyone who has …

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Smart Contact Technology Is Really Happening

Science and technology never cease to amaze us. Not too long ago, we wrote a blog about Google’s patents for smart contacts containing a multi-sensor system that would integrate with remote devices via blinking patterns. On July 15, the New York Times released an article saying that Google had created a partnership with European pharmaceutical company Novartis …

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Could a Simple Eye Test Detect Alzheimer’s Disease?

If you're old enough to have aging parents, grandparents or great-grandparents, there's a pretty good chance you know a thing or two about dementia and Alzheimer's Disease. Maybe you've even seen firsthand its effects on your loved one's mind and body. What you may not realize, though, is that Alzheimer's is not just an "old …

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Get Rid of Computer-related Eye Strain in the Blink of an Eye

Before you start reading this blog post, fully open and close your eyes. Okay, now we’re ready to go. In this day and age of screen inundation, more and more people are complaining about eye fatigue, dry eyes, and eye strain. And it’s not from starting wide-eyed at our MacBooks and tablets and smartphones all …

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