Dec. 18, 2020 — The Lighthouse Guild has released a new episode in the “On Tech & Vision with Dr. Cal Roberts” podcast.
Titled “Improving Visual Impairment with Technology,” the episode explores the development of the Eyedaptic Eye2, software-driven smart glasses for people with vision impairment.
The host, Calvin W. Roberts, M.D., president and CEO of Lighthouse Guild, speaks with Eyedaptic President and CEO Jay Cormier and medical advisor Mitul Mehta. M.D., about how their device uses machine learning algorithms to guide augmentations that adapt to a person’s vision deficits, habits, and environments to help them see better. They also discuss how 5G connectivity is going to continue to enhance the user experience for Eyedaptic users.
The episode is the sixth in the Lighthouse Guild podcast series, which has nearly 1,400 downloads in its first season. “On Tech & Vision with Dr. Cal Roberts,” is available online at Lighthouseguild.org and for downloading on Apple Music, Spotify, Google Podcasts, iHeartRadio Podcasts, and Tunein.com. Twitter: @LighthouseGld #OnTechVision.
Topics of other episodes include:
- Seeing with Your Ears: Translating the Visual World to Audio: How using audio can connect people with vision loss to the world around them.
- Integrating Touch and Sound: How using touch and sound together can create spatial awareness through the use of smart canes.
- A Remapped Reality: Using Virtual Reality to Remap the Visual Field: How technology is used to remap sight for people with vision loss.
- The Development of Artificial Vision: Cutting-edge advancements in ocular bionic prosthetics.
- Extending Human Vision: How technology used in space can help people with vision loss on earth.