In message <[log in to unmask]>, David Evans
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>I read about it in the Independent newspaper and the satisfied user
>quoted was a British GP. The device was a headset with miniature TV
>camera and twin LCD screens in front of the eyes similar to a "VR"
>display. The article also implied that there was some sort of image
>processing to improve contrast etc. The Independent's online edition
>is only available to AOL users but the Times has the same story which
>I found by searching the archive at http://www.the-times.co.uk
>
>From the Times 18th Sep.96:
>>A DOCTOR who had to give up work when he lost his sight is able to read
>> again thanks to a high-tech device originally developed for the American
>> space agency Nasa.
>
>> Bob Thompson, from Hutton Buscel, near Scarborough, North Yorkshire,
>> was forced to retire early after he developed macular degeneration,
>> leaving him with peripheral vision only. The condition is common in older
>> people.
>
>> Dr Thompson was told about a device called LVES (low vision
>> enhancement system), developed by Bob Massoff at the Wilmer Institute in
>> Baltimore, and manufactured by Sight Line Incorporated. "It was amazing,
>> as I could actually read a book for the first time for more than a year,"
>he
>> said.
>
>> The device consists of three miniature television cameras mounted on a
>> headband. A greatly magnified image is projected on to a mirror and
>directly
>> into the eyes.
>
>> "It can also be plugged directly into the television or video recorder so
>that I
>> can watch those too," Dr Thompson said. The images are black and white,
>> but he said that was a small price to pay.
>
>> The system is powered by a battery pack or the mains. The eyes are
>> covered by the headset, which looks rather like a virtual reality system.
David that is very helpful... many thanks from myself..(and my Mother!)
:-)
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Chris Pearson
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