eSight

Blind Saskatchewan Rush fan, embracing eSight lenses, never misses a play

Ziad2022-11-25T14:05:54-05:00Every Saskatchewan Rush play is an eye-opening experience for Bobbi Janzen. The legally blind Saskatoon woman has watched every Rush home game this season thanks to pair of eSight glasses she fundraised for last year. “It’s amazing. These are things I didn’t even know existed — from down to the net to the lacrosse sticks themselves, the ball,” Janzen said. “I hadn’t seen a ball in motion in my life, so putting those glasses on and seeing these things, reading jerseys, it...

Legally blind Flames fan watches game for first time

Ziad2022-11-25T14:05:54-05:00 Olivia Lettich had been to a Calgary Flames game before, but she watched one for the very first time Sunday. The 11-year-old is legally blind, but thanks to eSight she was able to take in the sounds, and sights, of her favorite hockey team.  Read more >>

See That Smile

Ziad2022-11-25T14:05:54-05:00Forget virtual reality; Christian Cardenas is seeing in actual reality for the first time. “I can see you,” Christian told Jeff Fenton, marketing director for eSight, as he turned on Christian’s new eSight glasses. Christian was not shy about telling everyone Friday morning he could see them, and it was not just their shapes and voices registering. He was seeing them for the first time. Read more >>

AR for the Blind

Ziad2022-11-25T14:05:54-05:00If you watched Star Trek in the 1980s and 1990s, you probably remember Geordi La Forge. He was blind but made use of a special visor placed over his eyes to see. A similar visor exists today. It is called “eSight”. This incredible technological innovation makes use of virtual reality as well as augmented reality. Specifically, the Geordie la Forge-esque eye visor uses camera screens and processors. Two screens are placed in front of the eyes to display images through...

Sharp vision: New glasses help the legally blind see

Ziad2022-11-25T14:05:54-05:00The headsets from eSight transmit images from a forward-facing camera to small internal screens — one for each eye — in a way that beams the video into the wearer's peripheral vision. That turns out to be all that some people with limited vision, even legal blindness, need to see things they never could before. That's because many visual impairments degrade central vision while leaving peripheral vision largely intact. Watch now >>

These high-tech glasses let the legally blind see

Ziad2022-11-25T14:05:54-05:00eSight is releasing a new product on Tuesday that helps blind people see. The glasses, which look similar to a VR headset, work for 4 out of 5 legally blind people and the company already has more than a thousand users. Recently, CNBC watched a 9-year-old boy try them on and clearly see for the first time. Read more >>

This ‘Star Trek’-like headset helps the legally blind see again

Ziad2022-11-25T14:05:54-05:00Almost like the VISOR in 'Star Trek,' the eSight 3 lets low vision wearers do almost anything, from reading a menu to playing basketball. Read more >>

A device that helps blind people see

Ziad2022-11-25T14:05:54-05:00These high-tech eSight 3 glasses are helping legally blind people see. The visor-like headset uses high-speed, high-definition cameras to capture what the user is looking at.The device uses algorithms to enhance the video feed, and displays the video through eSight 3’s OLED screens in front of the users’ eyes. Read more >>

eSight headset provides gift of vision

Ziad2022-11-25T14:05:54-05:00Recently, Rachael Ray has given individuals with vision loss the ability to see their loved ones. While her cooking is certainly magic, she’s not talented enough to accomplish this feat on her own—she’s purchased an eSight headset. After seeing Rachel Ray’s videos of this amazing device, I was sold. It helped a man with a degenerative eye condition see his girlfriend for the first time on her show, which prompted the most heartfelt proposal ever. It also allowed two guests with...

Students Hope to Share Gift of Sight with Parent

Ziad2022-11-25T14:05:54-05:00Heather Davis maneuvers around her home near Williamsport with fuzzy vision all the time. Heather has been legally blind since she was about 9 years old and prescription eyeglasses aren't enough. "It would have to be this close and I still can't see it," said Davis. Jason Kaufman from Selinsgrove is also legally blind, that is, until he puts his eSight glasses on. "With these, it brings a whole new world to somebody with a visual impairment," said Kaufman. Read more...