Technology to support vision

Australian researchers have said that developing technology could support some eyesight for many of the 45,000 blind people in the country of kangaroos.

The Monash vision system , invented by a team of Monash University experts, allows visually impaired people to identify objects and opposite people thanks to the support of a brain implant, wirelessly connected to a the camera is placed on the glass or attached to the user's finger.

Breakthrough device in the effort to eliminate blindness - (Photo: Monash.edu)

According to The Guardian, the image captured by the camera is sent through a digital processor to the microchip implanted underneath the skull behind the head.

For their part, the circuit uses electrodes to stimulate the visual cortex to interpret the shape and color that the image displays.

Next, face recognition software can help users recognize others, while other software, such as identification technology and stair steps, are connected to the Australian system.

The prototype of the Monash vision system may be available in the first half of 2014, which is rated as an 'important breakthrough' to help blind people recover some eyesight.