For many patients, the idea of LASIK represents the end of glasses or contact lenses and the beginning of clearer vision. But ...

Closely related bacterial species use different strategies to build their cell walls, an international team of scientists led ...

Eyewear has been an essential item for centuries, serving not only as a fashion statement but also as a functional tool ...

Smart contact lenses have emerged as a compelling alternative. By enabling real-time sensing and controlled drug release directly on the eye, they promise to revolutionize ophthalmic care.

Human vision is limited to a relatively narrow section of the electromagnetic spectrum. Night-vision goggles allow people to see infrared but are bulky and require power. According to a new study in ...

Researchers have made contact lenses that give people infrared vision — even with their eyes closed. The lenses are infused with nanoparticles that convert near-infrared light into shorter ...

Humans have a new way of seeing infrared light, without the need for clunky night-vision goggles. Researchers have made the first contact lenses to convey infrared vision — and the devices work ...

Scientists have developed contact lenses that allow people to see in the dark. In an extra futuristic twist, they even work better when people have their eyes closed.

Infrared contact lenses let you see in the dark Mice and humans were able to detect infrared light, even with their eyes closed, with limited resolution.

Nanotech contact lenses give humans 'super vision,' even in total darkness with eyes shut: Study New lenses turn invisible infrared light into visible images, a study found.

Neuroscientists and materials scientists have created contact lenses that enable infrared vision in both humans and mice by converting infrared light into visible light. Unlike infrared night ...